Radiation interaction with Matter: Special emphasis on Solid State Nuclear Track Detection technique
To understand nature has been the ultimate goal of the mankind in all the ages. Various groups of scientist are working throughout the world to explore the hidden mysteries of the nature. One of the branches, in an attempt to understand such mysteries is ‘Heavy Ion Physics’. Heavy nuclei consisting of quite number of nucleons, when subjected to energetic collision, nuclear matter assume the conditions which probably prevail at the time of supernova. In this paper we primarily study the interaction of ionizing radiation with matter, in particular the organic and inorganic materials. Initially the source and types of ionizing radiation and its effects on matter are discussed in detail. Various detection technique for interaction of these ionizing radiation is discussed in this paper, with emphasis on the solid state nuclear track detection technique.
