A novel Al2O3 fluorescent nuclear track detector for heavy charged particles and neutrons

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 247, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 295-306

  Akselrod, G M ^a   Akselrod, M S ^a   Benton, E R ^b   Yasuda, N ^c  

^a LANDAUER INC   (United States)

^b Eril Research Inc   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aluminum oxide crystals; Confocal fluorescence microscopy; Heavy charged particles; Linear energy transfer; Nuclear track detectors; Radiation measurements; Three dimensional imaging

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ALUMINA; CHARGED PARTICLES; DETECTORS; FLUORESCENCE; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

ALUMINUM OXIDE CRYSTALS; CONFOCAL FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HEAVY CHARGED PARTICLES; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; NUCLEAR TRACK DETECTORS; RADIATION MEASUREMENTS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 33646494865     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2006.01.056     Document Type: Article

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