27686
Accession Number
7465
Title Of Article Chaper
Nuclear tracks in solids
Title Of Journal Book
Scientific American
Volume
220
Issue
6
Pages
30-39
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Charged particles leave damage trails in nonconducting solids such as mineral crystals, glasses, and plastics. The etched tracks provide information on the age of the solid or the nature of the particles. Fossil nuclear tracks can be studied to determine the age of geological specimens. -- AATA
pub_id
27686