Published September 1, 1983 | Version v1
Journal article

Automatic scanning of solid state nuclear track detectors at low track density

  • 1. Brooklyn Coll., NY (USA). Dept. of Physics

Description

A device for scanning large ares of Kimfold fission track detectors is described. It is being used in photofission experiments where approx.= 104 cm2 of film per run have to be handled. The tracks are first enlarged by etching and sparking. The film is then scanned by a high resolution Vidicon camera and the x and y γ coordinates of each track are stored in a computer. A typical scanning speed is 10 cm2/s. The counting efficiency is close to 100%. (orig.)

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Journal Title
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res.
Journal Volume
214
Journal Issue
2/3
Series
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res.
Journal Page Range
391-394
ISSN
0167-5087