Solid state nuclear track detectors in scattering experiments

Intermediate mass fragment production in (? +27Al) reaction at low energies

“…The cut-off energy for this window increases with Z and A of the fragment, and is about 9 MeV for 12C and 11 MeV for 160 [2]. In some of our earlier works we have successfully demonstrated the use of Solid State Nuclear Track Detectors (SSNTDs) in different types of nuclear reactions, particularly scattering of alpha particles from different nuclei [3,4]. As these detectors are particularly useful in measuring low crosssections and can register charged particles ranging from protons to transuranium elements down to very low energies, we ventured to use them in fragmentation studies to supplement the gas detector data wherever necessary.…”