Intercomparative study of the detection characteristics of the CR-39 SSNTD for light ions: present status of the besancon-dresden approaches

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 89-98

  Brun, C ^a   Fromm, M ^a   Jouffroy, M ^a   Meyer, P ^a   Groetz, J E ^a   Abel, F ^b   Chambaudet, A ^a   Dorschel B ^c   Hermsdorf, D ^c   Bretschneider, R ^c   Kadner, K ^c   Kuhne H ^c  

^a Lab de Microanalyses Nucleaires   (France)

^b Groupe de Physique des Solides   (France)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLES; ETCHING; IONIZING RADIATION; IONS; PARTICLE BEAM TRACKING; PROTONS;

BESANCON-DRESDEN APPROACHES; ENERGY THRESHOLD; LIGHT IONS; REDUCED ETCH RATE; TRACK ETCH RATE;

PARTICLE DETECTORS;

EID: 0032590743     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(99)00102-X     Document Type: Article

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