ELECTROCHEMICAL ETCHING CIRCUIT FOR TRACK COUNTING IN POLYMER FOILS

被引:4
作者
HUSSEIN, A [1 ]
HAGER, SA [1 ]
ELNIMR, MK [1 ]
GHANIM, EH [1 ]
机构
[1] TANTA UNIV,FAC SCI,DEPT PHYS,TANTA,EGYPT
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10.1016/0168-583X(94)95402-X
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TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
A sinusoidal high-voltage, high-frequency power supply has been designed in our laboratory for the use in electrochemical etching (ECE) development of charged and recoil particle tracks in polymeric detectors. The system operates well over a wide range of frequencies, from 0.5 up to 10 kHz with maximum peak-to-peak output voltage of about 8.0 kV. ECE parameters have been studied for optimum etching conditions. The circuit is applicable to particle identification and detection providing a low power consumption without any distortion in the wave-form of the output signals.
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