Published 1991 | Version v1
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Energy response of LR-115 cellulose nitrate to alpha-particle beams

Creators

  • 1. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Milan (Italy)
  • 2. Milan Univ. (Italy). Ist. di Fisica Generale Applicata

Description

By using α-particle beams from a Van de Graaff accelerator we have determined the energy response of LR-115 film. This information was subsequently used to optimize, by means of a numerical simulation, the thickness of the energy degrader in a typical radon sampler. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Tracks and Radiation Measurements
Journal Volume
18
Journal Issue
3
Series
Nucl. Tracks Radiat. Meas.
Journal Page Range
321-324
ISSN
0735-245X
CODEN
NTRMD

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
22091738
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
ALPHA DETECTION; ALPHA PARTICLES; CELLULOSE; DIELECTRIC TRACK DETECTORS; ENERGY DEPENDENCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITRATES; RADON 222; SENSITIVITY
Descriptors DEC
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CARBOHYDRATES; CHARGED PARTICLE DETECTION; CHARGED PARTICLES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DETECTION; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HEAVY NUCLEI; HELIUM IONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; IONS; ISOTOPES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; NUCLEI; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; POLYSACCHARIDES; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADON ISOTOPES; SACCHARIDES