Proton and alpha particle response characteristics of CR-39 polymer for reactor and dosimetry applications

Conference · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:5776341

Preston, C. C.; Gold, R.; Ruddy, F. H.

Proton and alpha particle response characteristics of CR-39 polymer for reactor and dosimetry applications have been investigated. The investigation included measurement of track etch rate as a function of proton and alpha particle energy. A calibration curve of track diameter versus proton energy is presented. The promising capabilities for reactor proton spectrometry and passive fast-neutron personnel dosimetry techniques are discussed.

• Research Organization: San Francisco Univ., CA (USA); Hanford Engineering Development Lab., Richland, WA (USA); Macalester Coll., Saint Paul, MN (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-14-2170
• OSTI ID: 5776341
• Report Number(s): HEDL-SA-1804; CONF-790765-1; TRN: 79-022429
• Resource Relation: Conference: 10. international conference on solid state nuclear track detectors, Lyons, France, 2 Jul 1979
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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