Effect of damage on the etching and X-ray diffraction properties of zircon

The etching time of zircons with different amounts of radiation damage is measured. It is found that as track density increases, a shorter etching time is needed to reveal the tracks. The change in X-ray diffraction angle (20) of the (112) plane for zircon with different amounts of radiation damage...

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Main Author: Amin, Y.M.
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Published: Elsevier 1988
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description The etching time of zircons with different amounts of radiation damage is measured. It is found that as track density increases, a shorter etching time is needed to reveal the tracks. The change in X-ray diffraction angle (20) of the (112) plane for zircon with different amounts of radiation damage is also studied. A correlation is found between diffraction angle and fission track density. For zircon with natural track density of ≤ 3 x 106 tracks/cm2, there seems to be an inverse relation between track density and 20 values suggesting that as the degree of radiation damage of the crystal increases, more atoms are forced into interstitial positions. However beyond the track density of ∼ 3 x 106 tracks/cm2, the change in 20 with increasing track density is not as rapid as before, approaching a saturation value of 35.62o.
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spelling um.eprints-121582017-07-08T03:14:24Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/12158/ Effect of damage on the etching and X-ray diffraction properties of zircon Amin, Y.M. Q Science (General) QC Physics The etching time of zircons with different amounts of radiation damage is measured. It is found that as track density increases, a shorter etching time is needed to reveal the tracks. The change in X-ray diffraction angle (20) of the (112) plane for zircon with different amounts of radiation damage is also studied. A correlation is found between diffraction angle and fission track density. For zircon with natural track density of ≤ 3 x 106 tracks/cm2, there seems to be an inverse relation between track density and 20 values suggesting that as the degree of radiation damage of the crystal increases, more atoms are forced into interstitial positions. However beyond the track density of ∼ 3 x 106 tracks/cm2, the change in 20 with increasing track density is not as rapid as before, approaching a saturation value of 35.62o. Elsevier 1988 Article PeerReviewed Amin, Y.M. (1988) Effect of damage on the etching and X-ray diffraction properties of zircon. International Journal of Radiation Applications and Instrumentation. Part D. Nuclear Tracks and Radiation Measurements, 15 (1-4). pp. 119-123. ISSN 0735-245X, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/1359-0189(88)90113-6 <https://doi.org/10.1016/1359-0189(88)90113-6>. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/1359018988901136 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/1359-0189(88)90113-6
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title Effect of damage on the etching and X-ray diffraction properties of zircon
title_full Effect of damage on the etching and X-ray diffraction properties of zircon
title_fullStr Effect of damage on the etching and X-ray diffraction properties of zircon
title_full_unstemmed Effect of damage on the etching and X-ray diffraction properties of zircon
title_short Effect of damage on the etching and X-ray diffraction properties of zircon
title_sort effect of damage on the etching and x ray diffraction properties of zircon
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