3-D imaging of particle tracks in solid state nuclear track detectors
It has been suggested that 3 to 5% of total lung cancer deaths in the UK may be associated with elevated radon concentration. Radon gas levels can be assessed using CR-39 plastic detectors which are often assessed by 2-D image analysis of surface images. 3-D analysis has the potential to provide inf...
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Published in | Natural hazards and earth system sciences Vol. 10; no. 5; pp. 1033 - 1036 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Katlenburg-Lindau
Copernicus GmbH
01.05.2010
Copernicus Publications |
Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | It has been suggested that 3 to 5% of total lung cancer deaths in the UK may be associated with elevated radon concentration. Radon gas levels can be assessed using CR-39 plastic detectors which are often assessed by 2-D image analysis of surface images. 3-D analysis has the potential to provide information relating to the angle at which alpha particles impinge on the detector. In this study we used a "LEXT" OLS3100 confocal laser scanning microscope (Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, Japan) to image tracks on five CR-39 detectors. We were able to identify several patterns of single and coalescing tracks from 3-D visualisation. Thus this method may provide a means of detailed 3-D analysis of Solid State Nuclear Track Detectors. |
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ISSN: | 1684-9981 1561-8633 1684-9981 |
DOI: | 10.5194/nhess-10-1033-2010 |