Particle tracks in supralinear nuclear research emulsions. [Theoretical and experimental study]

Conference · Wed Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1975

OSTI ID:7330349

Larsson, L.; Pinkerton, F. E.; Katz, R.; Benton, E. V.

The tracks of isolated particles in the grain-count regime in emulsion are described by a theory extended from l-hit detectors to c-or-more hit detectors, for study of the tracks of /sup 12/C, /sup 16/O, and /sup 20/Ne ions in a series of desensitized Ilford K-minus emulsions, as processed in a wet hot-stage (Bristol formula) developer. These emulsions represent a class of many-hit nuclear track detectors able to discriminate against low LET radiations, with a threshold that can be varied by processing, and which are able to mimic some of the aspects of the response of biological cells to radiations of different quality.

• Research Organization: Nebraska Univ., Lincoln (USA); San Francisco Univ., CA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7330349
• Report Number(s): COO-1671-69; CONF-760964-1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

440101* -- Radiation Instrumentation-- General Detectors or Monitors & Radiometric Instruments
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ATOMIC IONS
CARBON IONS
CHARGED PARTICLE DETECTION
CHARGED PARTICLES
DELTA RAYS
ENERGY
ION DETECTION
IONS
NEON IONS
NUCLEAR EMULSIONS
OXYGEN IONS
PARTICLE TRACKS
RADIATION DETECTION
RADIATIONS
THRESHOLD ENERGY