title: Track counting and thickness measurement of LR115 radon detectors using a commercial image scanner.
abstract: An original optical method for track counting and film thickness determination of etched LR115 radon detectors was developed. The method offers several advantages compared with standard techniques. In particular, it is non-destructive, very simple and rather inexpensive, since it uses a commercial scanner and a free software. The complete analysis and the calibration procedure carried out for the determination of radon specific activity are reported. A comparison with the results of spark counting defines the accuracy and the precision of the new technique.
authors: Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Viale Lincoln, 5-81100 Caserta, Italy.
authors: F
authors: F
authors: De Cicco
authors: Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli studi di Napoli "Federico II", Via Cinthia, 80126 Napoli, Italy INFN, Sezione di Napoli, Via Cinthia, 80126 Napoli, Italy.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Pugliese
authors: Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli studi di Napoli "Federico II", Via Cinthia, 80126 Napoli, Italy INFN, Sezione di Napoli, Via Cinthia, 80126 Napoli, Italy.
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Roca
authors: Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Viale Lincoln, 5-81100 Caserta, Italy INFN, Sezione di Napoli, Via Cinthia, 80126 Napoli, Italy carlo.sabbarese@unina2.it.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Sabbarese
mesh_terms: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D002138:Calibration; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D011886:Radon / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D011886:Radon