Registration efficiency of alpha particles in Makrofol treated by three-step chemical and electrochemical etching

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 453-460

  Bednar J ^a   Burgkhardt, B ^b   Turek, K ^a  

^a NUCLEAR PHYSICS INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLES; EFFICIENCY; ETCHING; FISSION REACTIONS; RECORDING INSTRUMENTS;

ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION; ENERGY DEPENDENCE; PARTICLE TRACKS; TRACK ETCHED DETECTORS;

PARTICLE DETECTORS;

EID: 0032183005     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(98)00047-X     Document Type: Article

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