LET calibration for CR-39 detectors in different oxygen environments

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1499-1506

  Zhou, D ^a,b   Semones, E ^a   Weyland, M ^a   Benton, E R ^c  

^a NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^c Eril Research Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

CR 39; LET calibration; LET spectrum; Radiation measurement

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; EARTH (PLANET); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; OXYGEN; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

CR-39; LET CALIBRATION; LET SPECTRUM; PLASTIC NUCLEAR TRACK DETECTORS (PNTDS); RADIATION MEASUREMENT;

ENERGY TRANSFER;

EID: 36049005734     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2007.08.001     Document Type: Article

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