Table 1.

Plutonium Source Exposures of LR-115/II

Etch

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Sample

Degrader

Net

Time

Etch Temp.

Blank

59.7 + 0.6}

0.22

2461

3180

77

M

(min.)

(°C)

(Tracks/mm*)

Sample

Tracks

Incident*

Alphas

Efficiency

(%)

Method**

x

-0005" Mylar

92

XIV

-0005" Mylar

90

~ 60.0

0.04

2162

3180

68

M

XVIII

.0005" Mylar

90

~ 60.0

0.12

2349

3180

74

M

(XVIIT)

.0005" Mylar

90

~v 60.0

KKK

2689

. 3180

85

TA

XXIX

.0005" Mylar

90

59.8 + 0.4)

0.43

2880

3180

91

IA

XXX

.0005" Mylar

90

60.2 + 0.9

0.69

2317

3500

66

TA

XXXITI

.0005" Mylar}

90

61.7 + 0.4]

0.93

1944

3180

61

TA

90

60.1 + 0.4[

0.13

5143

RKKK

90

57.0 + 0.41

0.03

1264

3500

XXXIV

XXXV
XXXVIII}

none

1.8 cm air
.0005" Mylar}

90

60.1 + 0.4 0.20

133.

[1.4 x 10° <o.1

TA
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NOTES:

*Incident alphas calculated from source strength, exposure time, and geometric factors.
**kM = visual count by microscope; IA = automatic scanning image analysis.

*k*kNot determined; visually measured background used to calculate net tracks.
*kKANOt calculated because of exposure area uncertainty.

See Figure 3.

TA
IA

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