Published August 11, 1998 | Version v1
Journal article

Measurement of radiation tracks for particle and energy identification by using imaging plate

  • 1. Tohoku Univ., Sendai (Japan). Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center
  • 2. National Institute of Radiological Sciences, 4-9-1, Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263 (Japan)

Description

A new type of track counting method for particle identification was developed by using an imaging plate (IP). The distributions of the photo-stimulated luminescence (PSL) per track were measured after irradiation with 60Co gamma rays, 238U alpha particles, protons up to 12 MeV, carbon ions up to 290 MeV/u and neon ions up to 400 MeV/u. It was found that the PSL per track increases with energy loss per unit distance corresponding to linear energy transfer (LET). (orig.)

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Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Journal Volume
413
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 119-126
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAER

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