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   Articles with "alpha particles" as a keyword



Application of CR-39 Microfilm for Rapid Discrimination Between Alpha-Particle Sources

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recommendations! Published in 2017 at "Nuclear Engineering and Technology"

DOI: 10.1016/j.net.2016.12.001

Abstract: Abstract This work presents a new technique for discriminating between alpha particles of different energy levels. In a first study, two groups of alpha particles emitted from radium-226 and americium-241 sources were successfully separated using… read more here.

Keywords: energy; number tracks; alpha particles; side ... See more keywords

Modifications of the optical properties for DAM-ADC nuclear track detector exposed to alpha particles

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recommendations! Published in 2018 at "Radiation Physics and Chemistry"

DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2018.01.004

Abstract: Abstract Modifications of the optical properties of diallyl maleate-allyl diglycol carbonate (DAM-ADC) nuclear detector induced by alpha particles are described. DAM-ADC samples were irradiated perpendicularly by thin 241Am disk source that emits alpha particles with… read more here.

Keywords: modifications optical; adc nuclear; optical properties; detector ... See more keywords

Makrofol DE 1-4 as alpha dosimeter: Optimum etching conditions

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recommendations! Published in 2018 at "Radiation Physics and Chemistry"

DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2018.05.013

Abstract: Abstract A reduction of the detection threshold of Makrofol DE 1-4 to be z / β ~ 40 using normal chemical etching (CE) has been achieved for alpha particles tracks in the energy window 1–5 MeV.… read more here.

Keywords: detection; optimum etching; etching conditions; alpha particles ... See more keywords

Study the modifications induced by alpha particles in cellulose nitrate NTD

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "Vacuum"

DOI: 10.1016/j.vacuum.2018.11.003

Abstract: Abstract Cellulose Nitrate (CN-85) polymer samples were irradiated by alpha particles with different fluences varying from 1.45 × 106 to 7.2 × 106 particles/cm2 using a 241Am source. The optical and structural alterations produced in CN-85 nuclear track detector… read more here.

Keywords: study modifications; alpha particle; spectroscopy; cellulose nitrate ... See more keywords

Synergy effect of alpha particles by using natural boron in proton therapy: Computational verification

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "AIP Advances"

DOI: 10.1063/1.5124322

Abstract: The use of boron (11B) is recently being investigated to be applied in proton therapy as a proton boron fusion dose enhancement agent. Alpha particles are emitted from the p + 11B → 3α fusion… read more here.

Keywords: proton; reaction; alpha particles; proton therapy ... See more keywords

Influence of alpha-particle energy slowing-down and mass deposition effects on ICF hotspot burning

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recommendations! Published in 2025 at "AIP Advances"

DOI: 10.1063/5.0282309

Abstract: Based on our previous work on the double-temperature hotspot model, an alpha-particle quasi-steady-state slowing-down hotspot model is further developed in this paper to study the influence of alpha-particle energy slowing down and mass deposition effects… read more here.

Keywords: temperature; energy; alpha particles; hotspot ... See more keywords

Research on soft errors induced by alpha particles and atmospheric neutrons based on 28 nm field programmable gate array

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recommendations! Published in 2025 at "Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology"

DOI: 10.1080/00223131.2025.2462190

Abstract: ABSTRACT The susceptibility of 28 nm static random access memory (SRAM)-based field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) to soft errors was evaluated using alpha particles and atmospheric neutrons at the China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS). A single… read more here.

Keywords: programmable gate; field programmable; alpha particles; particles atmospheric ... See more keywords

Modeling of dose and linear energy transfer homogeneity in cell nuclei exposed to alpha particles under various setup conditions.

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recommendations! Published in 2023 at "International journal of radiation biology"

DOI: 10.1080/09553002.2023.2161659

Abstract: PURPOSE Different alpha exposure setups are often used to study the relation between biological responses and LET. This study aimed to estimate the dose heterogeneity and uncertainty in four exposure setups using Geant4 and PARTRAC… read more here.

Keywords: homogeneity; modeling dose; energy; dose linear ... See more keywords

The impact of fusion-born alpha particles on runaway electron dynamics in ITER disruptions

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recommendations! Published in 2023 at "Nuclear Fusion"

DOI: 10.1088/1741-4326/acc4de

Abstract: In the event of a tokamak disruption in a D-T plasma, fusion-born alpha particles take several milliseconds longer to thermalise than the background. As the damping rates drop drastically following the several orders of magnitudes… read more here.

Keywords: fusion born; fusion; iter disruptions; alpha particles ... See more keywords

Anisotropic distribution of alpha particles in a tokamak reactor

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recommendations! Published in 2025 at "Nuclear Fusion"

DOI: 10.1088/1741-4326/add6b4

Abstract: We carried out systematic study of neoclassical equilibrium distribution of α particles born from deuterium–tritium nuclear fusion in a tokamak reactor. The distribution in the phase space is visualized in various 2D planes. We studied… read more here.

Keywords: distribution; tokamak reactor; alpha particles; anisotropic distribution ... See more keywords

Spectroscopic analysis of alpha particles from radioactive nuclides with CR-39 plastic nuclear track detectors.

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "Radiation protection dosimetry"

DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncae068

Abstract: A spectroscopy method of alpha particles with the track geometry parameters in CR-39 plastic nuclear track detectors is proposed. The relationship between the track registration sensitivity and incident angle of each etch pit is analyzed.… read more here.

Keywords: nuclear track; track; alpha particles; track detectors ... See more keywords