Alpha particle spectrometry with Lexan polycarbonate using combined layer removal by ethylenediamine solution and electrochemical etching

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 355-360

  Dadvand, N ^a   Sohrabi, M ^b  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ATOMIC ENERGY ORGANIZATION OF IRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Alpha particles; Bulk etching rate; Electrochemical etching; Ethylenediamine; Gravimetry; Spectrometry

Indexed keywords

AMINES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ETCHING; ETHANOL; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR RADIATION SPECTROSCOPY; POLYCARBONATES; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS;

ALPHA PARTICLE SPECTROMETRY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ETCHING;

ALPHA PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS;

ETHYLENEDIAMINE; POLYCARBONATE;

ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GRAVIMETRY; PARTICLE RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROMETRY; THICKNESS;

EID: 0033081318     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(97)10143-9     Document Type: Article

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