The study of crystalline etch products of CR-39

The study of etch products is highly desirable for economical re-use of etchants and for the better etching efficiency of detectors used in solid state nuclear track detection technique. A variety of inorganic and organic compounds, formed in the reaction of CR-39 detector with sodium hydroxide solu...

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Published inRadiation measurements Vol. 35; no. 1; pp. 3 - 5
Main Authors Husaini, S.N., Khan, E.U., Khattak, N.U., Qureshi, A.A., Malik, F., Qureshi, I.E., Karim, T., Khan, H.A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 2002
Elsevier
Subjects
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
Geochronology
Isotope geochemistry. Geochronology
Mineralogy
Non silicates
detection
efficiency
etching
radiation damage
microscope methods
X-ray diffraction
organic compounds
sodium hydroxide
crystal form
thermonatrite
carbonates
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Summary:The study of etch products is highly desirable for economical re-use of etchants and for the better etching efficiency of detectors used in solid state nuclear track detection technique. A variety of inorganic and organic compounds, formed in the reaction of CR-39 detector with sodium hydroxide solution have been studied. Out of different possible compounds, a crystalline etch product was examined through macroscopic, microscopic and XRD studies. This was identified as mineral “Thermonatrite”.
ISSN:1350-4487
1879-0925
DOI:10.1016/S1350-4487(01)00259-1