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Calibration with relativistic and low-velocity ions of a CR39 nuclear track detector

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We present experimental results on the calibration of the CR39 nuclear track detector, manufactured by the Intercast Europe Co., of Parma (Italy). The calibration was performed with several ions of different kinetic energies: from 50 keV protons to 11.3A GeV gold ions; β=v/c ranges from about 4·10−3 to about 1. We find that a single curve of the reduced etch ratep vs. restricted energy loss is able to describe all data. Furthermore the data are consistent with about 100% contribution of the nuclear energy loss to the CR39 response. This type of CR39 is used in the MACRO experiment at the Gran Sasso Laboratory.

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  1. INFN, Sezione di Bologna, Viale Berti Pichat 6/II, 40127, Bologna, Italy

    S. Cecchini, H. Dekhissi, G. Giacomelli, G. Mandrioli, A. R. Margiotta-Neri, L. Patrizir, V. Popa, P. Serra, M. Spurio, V. Togo & E. Vilela

  2. Istituto TESRE, CNR, Via P. Gobetti 101, 40129, Bologna, Italy

    S. Cecchini

  3. Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Bologna, Viale Berti Pichat 6/II, 40127, Bologna, Italy

    H. Dekhissi, V. Garutti, G. Giacomelli, G. Mandrioli, A. R. Margiotta-Neri, L. Patrizir, P. Serra, M. Spurio, V. Togo, U. Valdre & E. Vilela

  4. Faculty of Science, University Mohamed I, 60000, Oujda, Morocco

    H. Dekhissi

  5. California Institute of Technology, 91125, Pasadena, CA, USA

    E. Katsavounidis

  6. Institute of Gravity and Space Sciences, R-76900, Bucharest, Romania

    V. Popa

  7. CRE, ENEA, Bologna, Italy

    E. Vilela

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Cecchini, S., Dekhissi, H., Garutti, V. et al. Calibration with relativistic and low-velocity ions of a CR39 nuclear track detector. Nuov Cim A 109, 1119–1128 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02798817

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