Diallyl maleate homopolymer and its copolymers containing allyl diglycol carbonate as nuclear track detector

In a study aimed at the development of new nuclear track detector, diallyl maleate (DAM) and allyl diglycol carbonate (ADC), and mixtures of DAM and ADC were cast into polymer plates under three kinds of polymerizing conditions. Pure ADC plate was sensitive to both of fission fragments and alpha particles. On the other hand, pure DAM plate was found to be sensitive to fission fragments, but to be insensitive to alpha particles. The copolymer plates of DAM and ADC showed intermediate characteristics. These characteristics are suitable for control of the sensitivity as the nuclear track detector. The fabrication of the copolymers makes it possible to adjust the discrimination level for the detection of heavy charged particles.