Published 1986 | Version v1
Journal article

Fading of latent tracks in CR-39 due to environmental conditions

  • 1. San Francisco Univ., CA (USA). Dept. of Physics

Description

Evidence presented in the literature indicates that the sensitivity and stability of latent tracks in CR-39 is affected by the environmental conditions which the detector experiences both before and after the irradiation. Studies have been made to determine the magnitude of these effects in CR-39 with ion beams of 1H, 16O, 20Ne, 40Ar and 56Fe. Post-irradiation annealing studies were performed in air and vacuum. As a result, the beneficial effect of antioxidant doping of CR-39 on the stability of the material and of latent tracks was confirmed. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nucl. Tracks Radiat. Meas.
Journal Volume
12
Journal Issue
1-6
Series
Nucl. Tracks Radiat. Meas.
Journal Page Range
83-86
ISSN
0735-245X
CODEN
NTMRD

Conference

Title
13. international conference on solid state nuclear track detectors.
Dates
23-27 Sep 1985.
Place
Rome (Italy).