An original optical method for track counting and film thickness determination of etched LR115 radon detectors was developed. The method offers several advantages compared with standard techniques. In particular, it is non-destructive, very simple and rather inexpensive, since it uses a commercial scanner and a free software. The complete analysis and the calibration procedure carried out for the determination of radon specific activity are reported. A comparison with the results of spark counting definesthe accuracy and the precision of the new technique.
TRACKCOUNTING AND THICKNESS MEASUREMENTOF LR115 RADON DETECTORS USING ACOMMERCIAL IMAGE SCANNER / F., De Cicco; Pugliese, Mariagabriella; Roca, Vincenzo; C., Sabbarese. - In: RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY. - ISSN 1742-3406. - 162:3(2013), pp. 388-393. [10.1093/rpd/nct310]
TRACKCOUNTING AND THICKNESS MEASUREMENTOF LR115 RADON DETECTORS USING ACOMMERCIAL IMAGE SCANNER
PUGLIESE, MARIAGABRIELLA;ROCA, VINCENZO;
2013
Abstract
An original optical method for track counting and film thickness determination of etched LR115 radon detectors was developed. The method offers several advantages compared with standard techniques. In particular, it is non-destructive, very simple and rather inexpensive, since it uses a commercial scanner and a free software. The complete analysis and the calibration procedure carried out for the determination of radon specific activity are reported. A comparison with the results of spark counting definesthe accuracy and the precision of the new technique.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
