BARC/PUB/10//0479

 
 

Modification of etching properties of a newly developed nuclear track detector called allyl bis-(2-nitroxy-ethyl) carbomate (ABNEC)-allyl diglycol carbonate (ADC) copolymer [ABNEC:ADC (1:9)] by gamma irradiation

 
     
 
Author(s)

Mhatre, A.; Chavan, V.; Kalsi, P. C.; Nadkarni, V. S.

ABSTRACT

The gamma irradiation effects on the bulk etch rate, Vb of an indigenously prepared new nuclear track detector which is a copolymer of allyl bis-(2-nitroxy-ethyl) carbomate (ABNEC) and allyl diglycol carbonate (ADC) [ABNEC:ADC (1:9)] were studied in the dose range of 25.0-250.0 kGy and etching temperature range of 60-80 °C. The bulk etch rates increase and the activation energy values for bulk etching of gamma-irradiated detectors decrease with the increase in gamma dose indicating the scission of the detector. UV-visible spectra of the unirradiated and the irradiated films were also taken to explore the possibility of using this new detector for gamma dose measurements.

 
 
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