Swelling in CR-39 and its effect on bulk etch-rate

被引:20
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作者
Malik, F [1 ]
Khan, EU [1 ]
Qureshi, IE [1 ]
Husaini, SN [1 ]
Sajid, M [1 ]
Karim, S [1 ]
Jamil, K [1 ]
机构
[1] PINSTECH, Radiat Phys Div, Islamabad, Pakistan
关键词
CR-39 (Pershore); swelling; bulk etch-rate;
D O I
10.1016/S1350-4487(02)00053-7
中图分类号
TL [原子能技术]; O571 [原子核物理学];
学科分类号
0827 ; 082701 ;
摘要
The effect of swelling in CR-39, during the etching process has been studied using 'thickness-measurement' method. The values of the bulk etch-rate (V-B) determined by this method have been corrected in the context of irreversible swelling produced in various CR-39 samples. The results have been compared with those obtained using the 'mass-measurement' as well as the 'fission fragment track diameter' methods. The values of experimental VB have been obtained by taking the arithmetic average as well as by fitting the Gaussians to the results of a number of CR-39 samples. It is shown that the 'thickness-measurement' method is as good as the other methods of determining the bulk etch-rate provided sufficiently large number of CR-39 samples are used for obtaining the mean value from the Gaussian fit of the experimental data. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页数:5
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