• Title of article

    Calibration of heavy-element nuclear targets by Rutherford backscattering of alpha-particles

  • Author/Authors

    Soloviev، نويسنده , , S.M، نويسنده ,

  • Pages
    4
  • From page
    159
  • To page
    162
  • Abstract
    A simple and fast method for the determination of the thickness and the local thickness distribution of heavy element targets, based on the backscattering of α-particles from a 210Po source, is described. Examples for its applications to radioactive and stable isotope targets are given. Compared to α-activity counting, the time required for the characterization of radioactive targets of long-lived isotopes like 232Th and 238U is considerably reduced.
  • Keywords
    Actinide , Radioactive target , Characterization of targets , Uranium-U , Thickness by charged particle reactions , Lead-Pb , Alpha assay , Radioactive source , Bismuth-Bi , Polonium-Po , Thorium-Th
  • Journal title
    Astroparticle Physics
  • Record number

    2002826