Computation of etched track profiles in CR-39 and comparison with experimental results for light ions of different kinds and energies

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 573-582

  Dorschel B ^a   Hermsdorf, D ^a   Reichelt, U ^a   Starke, S ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computation model; CR 39; Light ions; Track etch rate; Track profile

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ALPHA PARTICLES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETRY; ETCHING; IONS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PARTICLE BEAM TRACKING; PROTONS;

LIGHT IONS;

PARTICLE DETECTORS;

EID: 0043264841     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(03)00047-7     Document Type: Article

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