| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1682451 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms | 2015 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
We report on the reduction of cross-section and length of amorphous ion tracks embedded within crystalline quartz during thermal annealing. The ion tracks were created via Au ion irradiation with an energy of 2.2 GeV. The use of synchrotron-based small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) allowed characterization of the latent tracks, without the need for chemical etching. Temperatures between 900 and 1000 °C were required to see a notable change in track size. The shrinkage in cross-section and length was found to be comparable for tracks aligned perpendicular and parallel to the c-axis.
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Authors
D. Schauries, B. Afra, M.D. Rodriguez, C. Trautmann, A. Hawley, P. Kluth,