Basic spark counting characteristics of cellulose nitrate films 13μm thick stripped off from the polyester bases of LR-115 Type II and LR-115 Type II Stripping made by KODAK-PATHÉ in France were investigated. Detector films irradiated with α-ray were etched with NaOH solution, sandwiched between copper and aluminized sheet electrodes, and the number of sparks was counted with a scaler. Results obtained were as follows:
1) Optimum etching condition was 26% NaOH solution at 50°C and etching time was 140min.
2) Sparking voltages were 600V for punching and 425V for counting.
3) Optimum thickness of polycarbonate sheet for a moderator was 20μm.
4) The relation between irradiation time and number of counts was linear up to about 1, 000/cm
2.
LR-115 Type II Stripping B, which was sticked with thin LiBO
2 layer on one side of the film, was also examined. It was irradiated with neutron produced from the reactor of Kinki University. Neutron fluence was estimated from spark counting of α-tracks produced by (n, α) reaction. The relation between spark counts and neutron fluence was linear between 2×10
8 and 4×10
9n/cm
2.
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