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Measurements of nuclear track etch induction time in Markrofol for alpha particles from a 252-Cf source

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Makrofol DE1-4C detectors were exposed to fission fragments and alpha particles (of energy 0.5–3 MeV) from a 252Cf source in a vacuum chamber. The exposed detectors were etched in 6-N NaOH solution at 70 °C to measure etch induction times. An optical microscope was used to investigate various charged particle tracks and diameters in Makrofol detectors. The etch induction times for alpha-particle and fission-fragment tracks were obtained from the intersections of extrapolations of a graph of track diameters with time. The obtained results will be very useful in nuclear track studies, as well as nanotechnology fields.

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  1. College of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 440-746, Korea

    Mitra Ghergherehchi, Xiang-Jie Mu & Jong-Seo Chai

  2. Korea University of Technology and Education, Cheonan, 330-708, Korea

    Yoon-Sang Kim

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Ghergherehchi, M., Mu, XJ., Chai, JS. et al. Measurements of nuclear track etch induction time in Markrofol for alpha particles from a 252-Cf source. Journal of the Korean Physical Society 63, 1709–1712 (2013). https://doi.org/10.3938/jkps.63.1709

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