Measurement of the track etch rates along proton and alpha particle trajectories in CR-39 and calculation of the detection efficiency

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 103-108

  Dorschel B ^a   Bretschneider, R ^a   Hermsdorf, D ^a   Kadner, K ^a   Kuhne H ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLES; CHARGED PARTICLES; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ETCHING; IRRADIATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; PARTICLE BEAM TRACKING; PROTONS;

DETECTION EFFICIENCY; PARTICLE TRAJECTORIES; TRACK ETCH RATES;

PARTICLE DETECTORS;

EID: 0032590750     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(99)00117-1     Document Type: Article

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