Effect of neutron irradiation on etching, optical and structural properties of microscopic glass slide used as a solid state nuclear track detector

Microscopic glass slides are soda-lime glasses which are readily available and are easy to manufacture with low production cost. The application of these glasses as nuclear track detector will help us to make use of these glasses as solid-state nuclear track detector. The present paper describes the...

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Published in:Radiation measurements 2007-09, Vol.42 (8), p.1328-1331
Main Authors: Singh, Surinder, Kaur Sandhu, Amanpreet, Prasher, Sangeeta, Prakash Pandey, Om
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Etching parameters
Exact sciences and technology
FTIR
Geochronology
Glass slide
Isotope geochemistry. Geochronology
Neutron irradiation
UV–VIS spectra
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Summary:Microscopic glass slides are soda-lime glasses which are readily available and are easy to manufacture with low production cost. The application of these glasses as nuclear track detector will help us to make use of these glasses as solid-state nuclear track detector. The present paper describes the variation in the etching, optical and structural properties of the soda-lime microscopic glass slides due to neutron irradiation of different fluences. The color transformation and an increase in the optical absorption with neutron irradiation are observed. Both the bulk and track etch rates are found to increase with neutron fluence, thus showing a similar dependence on neutron fluence, but the sensitivity remains almost constant.
ISSN:1350-4487
1879-0925
DOI:10.1016/j.radmeas.2007.02.057