| Issue |
Eur. Phys. J. Appl. Phys.
Volume 40, Number 3, December 2007
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Page(s) | 293 - 303 | |
| Section | Characterization of Materials: Imaging, Microscopy and Spectroscopy | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjap:2007152 | |
| Published online | 13 December 2007 | |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjap:2007152
Use of CR-39 in Pd/D co-deposition experiments*
1
SPAWAR Systems Center San Diego, Code 2373, San Diego, CA 92152, USA
2
JWK International Annandale, VA 22003, USA
Corresponding author: pam.boss@navy.mil
Received:
11
June
2007
Accepted:
28
August
2007
Published online:
13
December
2007
The use of CR-39, a solid state nuclear track detector, to detect the emission of energetic charged particles during Pd/D co-deposition is demonstrated. The pits observed in the CR-39 are attributed to the Pd/D cathode and are not due to radionuclide contamination in the cell components; nor to the impingement of D2 bubbles on the surface of the CR-39; nor to chemical attack by D2, O2, or Cl2. The features (i.e., optical contrast, shape, and bright spot in the center of the pit) of the pits generated during Pd/D co-deposition are consistent with those observed for pits that are of a nuclear origin.
PACS: 29.30.Ep – Charged-particle spectroscopy / 81.15.Pq – Electrodeposition, electroplating
© EDP Sciences, 2007
Current usage metrics show cumulative count of Article Views (full-text article views including HTML views, PDF and ePub downloads, according to the available data) and Abstracts Views on Vision4Press platform.
Data correspond to usage on the plateform after 2015. The current usage metrics is available 48-96 hours after online publication and is updated daily on week days.
Initial download of the metrics may take a while.