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Background Phenomena in Phosphate Glass Detectors

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The results of the study of recording properties of KNFS-3 phosphate glass as a material for heavy ion detectors are presented. The contribution of possible background sources and radiation resistance of glass to alpha-particle fluxes are analyzed.

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Chernyavskiy, M.M., Gippius, A.A., Kalinina, G.V. et al. Background Phenomena in Phosphate Glass Detectors. Bull. Lebedev Phys. Inst. 50, 214–217 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068335623060027

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