The possibility of using plastic detectors CR-39 as UV dosimeters

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 281-285

  Shweikani, R ^a   Raja, G ^a   Sawaf, A A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

CR 39; FTIR; Plastic detector; Track diameter; UV; UV Vis

Indexed keywords

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INFRARED RADIATION; PLASTICS; RADIATION DETECTORS; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

PLASTIC DETECTORS;

DOSIMETERS;

EID: 0036667197     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(02)00055-0     Document Type: Article

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