title: Nuclear tracks in CR-39 produced by carbon, oxygen, aluminium and titanium ions.
abstract: This work describes the response of CR-39 (allyl diglycol polycarbonate) to different ions (C, O, Al and Ti) produced by the Instituto de Fisica 3 MV 9SDH-2 Pelletron accelerator and backscattered from a thin Au film on a C support. The ion energies were chosen in series such that the ranges of the different ions in the detector were 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 microm respectively for each series. Once exposed, the detectors were etched with a solution of 6.25 M KOH at 60 degrees C, and the reading was carried out using a digital image analysis system. An analysis of the measured track diameters of all the types of ions indicates that, for a given range, track kinetics are independent of type of ion, energy and stopping power.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Física, UNAM. México, DF Mexico.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rickards
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Romo
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Golzarri
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Espinosa
mesh_terms: D000535:Aluminum; D002244:Carbon; D007477:Ions; D010100:Oxygen; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods*; D014025:Titanium
chemical_list: D007477:Ions; D002244:Carbon; D000535:Aluminum; D014025:Titanium; D010100:Oxygen