Photo-Spectro-Metric Study of CR-39 Detectors Irradiated with Heavy Ions
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The fission fragments and heavy ions tracks in CR-39 detectors registered by Cf-252 radioactive source have been observed by using photo-spectrometric techniques. CR39 detectors were exposed at 5 cm distance from radioactive source for registering nuclear tracks created by nuclear particles emitted from Cf-252 radioactive source. Cr-39 detectors were etched in 6N NaOH solution at 70 C for 400 minutes in the intervals between 20 to 25 minutes. The etching properties of CR-39, irradiated by ultra violet radiation has been examined. In un-etched condition, it is found that the transmittance is nearly 95% and in etched condition the transmittance decreases up to 72% due to the change in track densities inside CR-39 foils.
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