Study of charged particle tracks in barium phosphate (BP-1) glass
Description
Samples of barium phosphate (BP-1) glass detector were irradiated by 238U (11.4 MeV/u) ions from the UNILAC accelerator, at GSI, Darmstadt, Germany. Etching characteristics were studied using HF (48 vol%), NaOH (6.25N) and KOH (6.5N) at different temperatures. The sensitivity, (S = Vt/Vb) of BP-1 glass is found to vary between 63 and 33 between temperature range 40-70 C. The experimental range of 238U (11.4 MeV/u) ion in BP-1 has been determined and compared with the theoretical range values from different formulations. For study of annealing characteristics, both isothermal and isochronal experiments were performed on BP-1 glass irradiated with 238U (11.4 MeV/u) and fission fragments from 252Cf source. The annealing kinetics of heavy ion damaged BP-1 glass is explained by using different empirical formulations. The activation energy of annealing for heavy ion damaged BP-1 glass is found to be 0.405±0.005 eV. (orig.)
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Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section B, Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
- Journal Volume
- 132
- Journal Issue
- 4
- Journal Page Range
- p. 653-659.
- ISSN
- 0168-583X
- CODEN
- NIMBEU
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Netherlands
- INIS RN
- 29019494
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ANNEALING; BARIUM COMPOUNDS; ETCHING; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; PARTICLE TRACKS; PHOSPHATE GLASS; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDES; RADIATION EFFECTS; RANGE; SENSITIVITY; SODIUM HYDROXIDES; URANIUM 238 BEAMS
- Descriptors DEC
- ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS; ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS; BEAMS; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; GLASS; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; HEAT TREATMENTS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; HYDROXIDES; INORGANIC ACIDS; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ION BEAMS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; RADIOACTIVE ION BEAMS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS
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