Effects of stirring on the bulk etch rate of LR 115 detector

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 197-200

  Yip, C W Y ^a   Ho, J P Y ^a   Koo, V S Y ^a   Nikezic, D ^a   Yu, K N ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bulk etch rate; LR 115; Natural radioactivity; Radon; Solid state nuclear track detector; SSNTD

Indexed keywords

ETCHING; RADIOACTIVITY; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLUTIONS; SURFACE MEASUREMENT;

NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 0038017184     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(03)00045-3     Document Type: Article

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