CHARACTERIZATION OF NUCLEAR-PHYSICS TARGETS USING RUTHERFORD BACKSCATTERING AND PARTICLE-INDUCED X-RAY-EMISSION

Authors
RUBEHN T WOZNIAK GJ PHAIR L MORETTO LG YU KM
Citation
T. Rubehn et al., CHARACTERIZATION OF NUCLEAR-PHYSICS TARGETS USING RUTHERFORD BACKSCATTERING AND PARTICLE-INDUCED X-RAY-EMISSION, Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 387(3), 1997, pp. 328-332
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Physics, Particles & Fields","Instument & Instrumentation",Spectroscopy
Journal title
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment → ACNP
ISSN journal
01689002
Volume
387
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
328 - 332
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(1997)387:3<328:CONTUR>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Rutherford backscattering and particle induced X-ray emission have bee n utilized to precisely characterize targets used in nuclear fission e xperiments. The method allows for a fast and non-destructive determina tion of target thickness, homogeneity and element composition.