Radon track imaging in CR-39 plastic detectors using confocal scanning laser microscopy

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 217, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 179-183

  Petford, Nick ^a   Wertheim, D ^a   Miller, J A ^b  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Etching; Image processing; Radon; Track detectors

Indexed keywords

CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

3D GEOMETRY; CONFOCAL SCANNING LASER MICROSCOPY; ETCHED TRACKS; IMAGES PROCESSING; MEASUREMENTS OF; NON DESTRUCTIVE; PLASTIC DETECTORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL (3D) VISUALIZATION; TRACK DETECTORS; VISUALIZATION TECHNIQUE;

RADON;

PLASTIC; RADON;

ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION MONITORING;

EID: 14744292429     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2005.01444.x     Document Type: Article

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