Effect of oxygen deficiency on response of CR-39 on board scientific balloons

M Fujii; Y Hatano; A Osawa; T Saito; K Yamamoto; T Hasebe; T Nakamura; H Sasaki; T Yanagita; M Aglietta; S Vernetto; A Castellina; W Fulgione; O Saavedra; G C Trinchero

doi:10.1016/s1350-4487(99)00146-8

Effect of oxygen deficiency on response of CR-39 on board scientific balloons

Radiat Meas. 1999 Jun;31(1-6):591-4. doi: 10.1016/s1350-4487(99)00146-8.

Authors

M Fujii¹, Y Hatano, A Osawa, T Saito, K Yamamoto, T Hasebe, T Nakamura, H Sasaki, T Yanagita, M Aglietta, S Vernetto, A Castellina, W Fulgione, O Saavedra, G C Trinchero

Affiliation

¹ Faculty of Engineering, Aomori University, 2-3-1 Kobata, Aomori 030-0943, Japan.

PMID: 12025844
DOI: 10.1016/s1350-4487(99)00146-8

Abstract

We should be careful about the effect of oxygen deficiency on polymeric track detectors even at balloon altitude. Results of balloon experiments and calibration experiments in a vacuum chamber at different pressures show that the effect of oxygen deficiency becomes serious at a pressure below 10 hPa.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Altitude
Atmospheric Pressure
Australia
Cosmic Radiation*
Oxygen / chemistry*
Plastics / chemistry
Polyethylene Glycols / chemistry*
Polymers / chemistry*
Radiation Dosage
Radiation Monitoring / instrumentation*
Radiometry
Sicily
Space Flight / instrumentation*
Vacuum

Substances

Plastics
Polymers
CR 39
Polyethylene Glycols
Oxygen