CHARGED PARTICLE TRACKS IN POLYMERS NO. 4: CRITERION FOR TRACK REGISTRATION,

Abstract

A new criterion for track registration in polymer charged particle detectors is proposed. Based on the concept of the restricted energy loss rate, it indicates that only energy transfer collisions of 1.0 plus or minus 0.2 keV and less are important in track formation. For track registration in cellulose nitrate and Lexan, a charged particle must have a restricted energy loss rate of 1.1 and 3700 MeV sq cm/g respectively. This threshold appears to be sharp in both materials. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 10, 1967
Accession Number
AD0658325

Entities

People

  • Eugene V. Benton

Organizations

  • Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cellulose
  • Charged Particles
  • Collisions
  • Detectors
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Films
  • Materials
  • Nitrocellulose
  • Particles
  • Polymers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.
  • Solar Physics