title: Incident angle dependence of proton response of CR-39 (TS-16) track detector.
abstract: The proton response of the TS-16 type of CR-39 plastic nuclear track detector has been studied with accelerated and fast neutron induced protons in vacuum and in air. The diameters of etched tracks were measured as a function of etching time and the etch rate ratio and the etch induction layer were determined from the growth curve of the diameter using a variable etch rate ratio model. In the case of the accelerated protons in vacuum an anomalous incident angle dependence of the response is observed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Engineering, Kobe University of Mercantile Marine, Kobe, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oda
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Csige
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamauchi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miyake
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Benton
mesh_terms: D002138:Calibration; D009686:Nuclear Physics; D010315:Particle Accelerators; D010969:Plastics; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D011522:Protons; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011874:Radiometry; D014618:Vacuum
chemical_list: D010969:Plastics; D011522:Protons; C028827:CR 39; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols