Study of the Sensitivity of Polymeric Nuclear Track Detectors to Alpha Particles

D.S.I Agba,T.P.A Dali,G.A Monnehan,A.A Koua,K Djagouri

doi:10.19026/rjees.9.5297

Abstract

Study of the Sensitivity of Polymeric Nuclear Track Detectors to Alpha Particles

Highlights

Solid State Nuclear Track Detectors (SSNTD) are highly used because of their simplicity in use and their relatively low-cost in comparison to other techniques (Durrani and Ilic, 1997; Quashie et al, 2011; Obed et al, 2012; Agba et al, 2015, 2016)
The study of the sensitivity of a SSNTD consists of the experimental determination of the range of energy in which the tracks are revealed on the detector by using a chemical etchant at selected concentration and temperature
A good sensitivity has an impact on the quality and the quantity of the tracks observed on the films during the counting phase (Hakam, 1993; N’guessan, 2014; Messaoudi and Aouchar, 2015)

Summary

Introduction

Solid State Nuclear Track Detectors (SSNTD) are highly used because of their simplicity in use and their relatively low-cost in comparison to other techniques (Durrani and Ilic, 1997; Quashie et al, 2011; Obed et al, 2012; Agba et al, 2015, 2016). They don’t have the same sensitivity to ionizing particles. We’ll study the sensitivity of strippable and non-strippable SSNTD LR 115 type II to alpha particles Those films are used to measure environmental radon in Côte d’Ivoire. This radioactive gas had been declared carcinogenic for lungs by the Word Health Organization (WHO) since 1987 (Zeeb and Shannoun, 2009; N’guessan et al, 2016)

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