Morphology of heavy ions irradiated mica

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 79, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1180-1188

  Singh, Mohan ^a   Kaur, Navjeet ^a   Singh, Lakhwant ^a  

^a GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Etch pits; Heavy ions; Mica; Terrace structure

Indexed keywords

ALPHA-RECOIL TRACK; DEFECTIVE STRUCTURES; ENERGETIC HEAVY-IONS; ETCH PITS; GEOMETRICAL ANALYSIS; GERMANY; ION TRACK; LATTICE DISORDERS; MICACEOUS MINERAL; SHARP EDGES; STRUCTURAL ARRANGEMENT; TERRACE STRUCTURE; TRACK ETCH;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ATOMS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; HEAVY IONS; LANDFORMS; MORPHOLOGY; SILICATE MINERALS; SOIL CONSERVATION; XENON;

MICA;

BIOTITE; GOLD; MICA; MUSCOVITE; NANOMATERIAL; NANOTERRACE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XENON; XENON 136;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; HEAVY ION RADIATION; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; NANOCHEMISTRY; NANOFABRICATION; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 77956172854     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2010.07.014     Document Type: Article

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