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Etched track opening geometries in Biotite, Phlogopite and soda-lime glass irradiated with swift heavy ions [197Au(11.64 MeV/n), 136Xe(11.56 MeV/n), 58Ni(11.56 MeV/n)] at different angle of incidence have been studied using appropriate chemical etching technique. Different geometries (Hexagonal, irregular polygon, triangular in case of Biotite and Phlogopite, and circular & elliptical in case of soda lime glass detector) of heavy ion tracks are reported in the present investigations using optical microscope. The different shapes of these heavy ions track geometries are found to be related with various target-projectile parameters (viz: type of projectiles, energy, stopping power, angle of incidence of the projectile, density of defects and its reactivity with etchant, etching conditions and chemical structure of the detectors). The dependence of different shapes of heavy ion tracks in isotropic and anisotropic medium on the variation of radiation damage densities along the ion trajectories have also been discussed in the present paper.
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Singh, M., Singh, L. & Singh, B. Different shapes of tracks in phlogopite, biotite and soda lime glass. Indian J Phys 83, 977–983 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12648-009-0057-4
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