The response of CR-39 nuclear track detector to 1-9 MeV protons

Sinenian, N.; Rosenberg, M. J.; Manuel, M.; McDuffee, S. C.; Casey, D. T.; Zylstra, A. B.; Rinderknecht, H. G.; Johnson, M. Gatu; Seguin, F. H.; Frenje, J. A.; Li, C. K.; Petrasso, R. D.

doi:10.1063/1.3653549

The response of CR-39 nuclear track detector to 1-9 MeV protons

Journal Article · Fri Oct 28 00:00:00 EDT 2011 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3653549· OSTI ID:1076447

Sinenian, N. ^[1]; Rosenberg, M. J. ^[1]; Manuel, M. ^[1]; McDuffee, S. C. ^[1]; Casey, D. T. ^[1]; Zylstra, A. B. ^[1]; Rinderknecht, H. G. ^[1]; Johnson, M. Gatu ^[1]; Seguin, F. H. ^[1]; Frenje, J. A. ^[1]; Li, C. K. ^[1]; Petrasso, R. D. ^[1]

Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)

The response of CR-39 nuclear track detector (TasTrak®) to protons in the energy range of 0.92-9.28 MeV has been studied. Previous studies of the CR-39 response to protons have been extended by examining the piece-to-piece variability in addition to the effects of etch time and etchant temperature; it is shown that the shape of the CR-39 response curve to protons can vary from piece-to-piece. The effects due to the age of CR-39 have also been studied using 5.5 MeV alpha particles over a 5-year period. Track diameters were found to degrade with the age of the CR-39 itself rather than the age of the tracks, consistent with previous studies utilizing different CR-39 over shorter time periods.

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Research Organization:: Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-06NA27279; FG03-03SF22691; NA0000877

OSTI ID:: 1076447

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 22063727

Journal Information:: Review of Scientific Instruments, Journal Name: Review of Scientific Instruments Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 82; ISSN 0034-6748; ISSN RSINAK

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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