MICROWAVE INDUCED CHEMICAL ETCHING OF LR-115 TYPE-II SOLID STATE NUCLEAR TRACK DETECTOR

摘要

A method of studying alpha particles using a solia polymeric track detector bearing created latent tracks is envisaged, wherein an etchant having a pre-determined concentration is pre-heated for a pre-determined time in an etchant bath at a pre-determined microwave power (wattage). The detector bearing latent tracks is then immersed in the pre-heated etchant and exposed to microwave radiation at a pre-determined power for a pre-determined time to develop the created latent tracks. The developed tracks are bright, clear and circular and easily discernible using a suitable visual device to enable studying of the alpha particles that created the latent tracks.