Application of CR-39 Microfilm for Rapid Discrimination Between Alpha-Particle Sources
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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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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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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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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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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
Modeling of dose and linear energy transfer homogeneity in cell nuclei exposed to alpha particles under various setup conditions.
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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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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
MEAN VALUE OF LET FOR ONCOGENIC EFFECTS OF RADON AND ITS PROGENY.
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DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncz194
Abstract: The topic of the article is to define the average value of linear energy transfer (LET) for carcinogenic effects of radon progeny. The microdosimetric model of boundary specific energy is used. It follows that the… read more here.
Keywords: value; effects radon; radon progeny; value let ... See more keywords
Mechanism for Collective Energy Transfer from Neutral Beam-Injected Ions to Fusion-Born Alpha Particles on Cyclotron Timescales in a Plasma.
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DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.130.105102
Abstract: Helium ash alpha particles at ∼100 keV in magnetically confined fusion plasmas may have the same Larmor radius, as well as cyclotron frequency, as the energetic beam-injected deuterons that heat the plasma. While the velocity-space distribution… read more here.
Keywords: alpha particles; energy transfer; beam injected; fusion ... See more keywords
Unified Mechanism behind the Appearance of T-Odd TRI and ROT Asymmetries in Actinide Fission Induced by Cold Polarized Neutrons
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DOI: 10.1134/s1063778818040075
Abstract: Some shortcomings of the approaches that are used to describe T-odd ROT and TRI asymmetries in true ternary fission via reactions involving the emission of prescission alpha particles and which are based on employing the… read more here.
Keywords: mechanism; fission; rot; alpha particles ... See more keywords
Impact of ATM and DNA-PK Inhibition on Gene Expression and Individual Response of Human Lymphocytes to Mixed Beams of Alpha Particles and X-Rays
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DOI: 10.3390/cancers11122013
Abstract: Accumulating evidence suggests a synergistic effect in cells simultaneously exposed to different types of clustered and dispersed DNA damage. We aimed to analyse the effect of mixed beams of alpha particles and X-rays (1:1 dose… read more here.
Keywords: response; mixed beams; inhibition; gene expression ... See more keywords