%0 Journal Article
%T Nuclear Track Detectors for Relativistic Nuclear  Fragmentation Studies: Comparison with Other  Competitive Techniques
%A Mukhtar Ahmed Rana
%A Gul Sher
%A Shahid Manzoor
%A Fariha Malik
%A Kanwal Naz
%J Modern Instrumentation
%P 49-59
%@ 2165-9273
%D 2013
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/mi.2013.23008
%X <p class=\"MsoNormal\">
	<span lang=\"EN-US\">The potential of the high resolution nuclear track detector (NTD) CR-39 is examined carefully for the measurement of relativistic nuclear projectile fragmentation cross sections and studies of related processes using the experience of many years of such measurements. The charge resolution and the charge resolving power of CR-39 detectors for the meas</span><span lang=\"EN-US\">urements of <!--?xml:namespace prefix = st1 /--><st1:chmetcnv tcsc=\"0\" numbertype=\"1\" negative=\"False\" hasspace=\"True\" sourcevalue=\"158\" unitname=\"a\" w:st=\"on\"><st1:metricconverter w:st=\"on\" productid=\"158 A\">158 A</st1:metricconverter></st1:chmetcnv> GeV <sup>207</sup>Pb projectiles and their fragments are presented. Exposures of target-detector stacks, the chemical etching procedure and the nuclear track measurements are described in detail discussing precautions and pos</span><span lang=\"EN-US\">sible errors. The procedures discussed are also valid for other NTDs. A comparison with electronic active detectors is also made considering important detection and measurement aspects. An experimental design proposing the co-use of NTDs with in-use active detectors is described.</span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><!--?xml:namespace prefix = o /--><o:p></o:p></span> 
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%K Nuclear Track Detection Methodology (NTDM)
%K CR-39 Detectors
%K Nuclear Fragmentation
%K Charge  Resolution
%K Fragmentation Cross Sections
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=34463