Calibration of a solid state nuclear track detector (SSNTD) with high detection threshold to search for rare events in cosmic rays

Details Calibration of a solid state nuclear track detector (SSNTD) with high detection threshold to search for rare events in cosmic rays Calibration of a solid state nuclear track detector (SSNTD) with high detection threshold to search for rare events in cosmic rays

2011-03-23

arxiv.org/abs/1103.4474v1

Astroparticle Physics 34 (2011) 805 - 808

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Nuclear Physics

Nuclear Experiment

Scientific paper

10.1016/j.astropartphys.2011.02.

We have investigated a commercially available polymer for its suitability as a solid state nuclear track detector (SSNTD). We identified that polymer to be polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and found that it has a higher detection threshold compared to many other widely used SSNTDs which makes this detector particularly suitable for rare event search in cosmic rays as it eliminates the dominant low Z background. Systematic studies were carried out to determine its charge response which is essential before any new material can be used as an SSNTD. In this paper we describe the charge response of PET to 129Xe, 78Kr and 49Ti ions from the REX-ISOLDE facility at CERN, present the calibration curve for PET and characterize it as a nuclear track detector.

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