کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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8251144 | 1533473 | 2018 | 25 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Makrofol DE 1-4 as alpha dosimeter: Optimum etching conditions
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موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه
فیزیک و نجوم
تشعشع
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چکیده انگلیسی
A reduction of the detection threshold of Makrofol DE 1-4 to be z/β~40 using normal chemical etching (CE) has been achieved for alpha particles tracks in the energy window 1-5âMeV. Four groups of Makrofol DE 1-4 polycarbonate track detectors of thickness 175âµm have been employed for this purpose. Two groups were exposed to 252Cf as a source of fission fragments (ff) for bulk etch rate determination and the other two groups were exposed to 241Am as a source of 5.5âMeV alpha particles, whose energy could be reduced by changing the air gap. Irradiated samples of Makrofol DE 1-4 were etched in a mixture of methanol alcohol and NaOH in an aqueous solution of (8âml of 10âN NaOH + X ml CH3OH: X = 2 and 3) at 60â°C for different etching times. The fission track diameter, the bulk etch rate, alpha track diameter, detection sensitivity and etching efficiency of the detector were studied. The detector sensitivity and efficiency show the same behavior for all investigated alpha energies and both are independent on methanol concentration in the etching solution. Two optimum etching conditions were obtained for alpha tracks observation are 8âml of 10âN NaOH + 3âml CH3OH at 60â°C for etching time 1.5âh and 8âml NaOH 10âNâ+â2âml CH3 OH at 60â°C with etching time 2âh. These conditions led to lowering the detection threshold of a Makrofol DE 1-4 to z/β~40 for the first time and the detection stopping power threshold to ââ170âkeV/µm. Alpha particle tracks at the characteristic energy of the Bragg peak region were observed, which confirms the ability of this detector to record alpha particles.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Radiation Physics and Chemistry - Volume 151, October 2018, Pages 19-24
Journal: Radiation Physics and Chemistry - Volume 151, October 2018, Pages 19-24
نویسندگان
Y.S. Rammah, E.M. Awad, O. Ashraf,