ETCHING PROPERTIES OF A HOMALITE POLYCARBONATE NUCLEAR TRACK DETECTOR

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HUSSEIN, A [1 ]
SHNISHIN, K [1 ]
ELKHEIR, AAA [1 ]
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[1] UNIV ALEXANDRIA,FAC SCI,DEPT PHYS,ALEXANDRIA,EGYPT
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10.1007/BF00365015
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T [工业技术];
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Experiments have been performed to study the chemical etching properties of a Homalite CR-39 nuclear track detector under different etching conditions of temperature T (50-80-degrees-C) and concentration of NaOH solution C (5-10 N). The bulk etch rate (V(B)) was determined by the weight method and found to be strongly dependent on both T and C. An average value of etching activation energy of 0.83 +/- 0.04 eV was found. This was independent of the absorbed gamma dose in the studied detectors.
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