Publication Date:
2019-06-27
Description:
A method of detecting radiation damage tracks due to heavy particles in large single crystals of the silver halides is described. The tracks, when made visible with a simple electrical apparatus, appear similar to tracks in emulsions. The properties of the crystals, the technique of printing out the tracks, and evidence concerning the threshold energy for registering particles indicates that this method may find application in heavy ion dosimetry. The method has been found to be sensitive to stopping He nuclei and relativistic M group cosmic rays. Some impurities strongly influence the printout of the tracks, and the effects of these impurities are discussed.
Keywords:
PHYSICS, SOLID-STATE
Type:
NASA, Washington Proc. of the Natl. Symp. on Nat. and Manmade Radiation in Space; p 138-141
Format:
application/pdf
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