THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRACKS IN SOLID-STATE NUCLEAR TRACK DETECTORS (SSNTD) AND THE SUBMICROSCOPIC KINETIC-THEORY

A theoretical model for submicroscopic kinetic of track formation is d escribed. Three theoretical methods that yield track profiles correspo nding to normal incidence ions are proposed. Track profiles obtained b y means of the three methods are in good agreement with each other and compare favorably with experimental results. They can be applied to d escribe the track development all the way from very short (''new born' ' tracks) to long etching times (track diameters > 1 mu m). Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd