Abstract
The effect of α-particles on CR-39, a material used in solid state nuclear track detectors (SSNTDs), has been investigated using the positron annihilation lifetime (PAL) technique. The samples were irradiated using a 238Pu α-source of energy ranging from 1 to 5 MeV and with different doses ranging from 0 to 57.87 mGy. The ortho-positronium ( o-Ps) lifetime, τ 3, shows a slight increase as the irradiation dose increases, while a rapid change in the o-Ps intensity, I 3 at 10 mGy was found. In addition, the PAL parameters ( τ 3, I 3) have been studied as a function of the energy of α-particles. The obtained results indicate that the o-Ps lifetime increases slightly with increasing energy of the α-particle. On the other hand, the o-Ps intensity decreases exponentially with increasing α-particle energy, plateaus, and finally increases. The data show that the track diameter increases with decreasing energy of the α-particle, while the track density increases with increasing the irradiation dose. A correlation between the track diameter and the o-Ps hole diameter was observed.
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