A nuclear emulsion plate is a type of particle detector first used in nuclear and particle physics experiments in the early decades of the 20th century.[1][2][3] It is a modified form of photographic plate that can be used to record and investigate fast charged particles like alpha-particles, nucleons, leptons or mesons. After exposing and developing the emulsion, single particle tracks can be observed and measured using a microscope.
- ^ Herz, A.J.; Lock, W.O. (May 1966). "Nuclear Emulsions". CERN Courier. 6: 83–87. https://cds.cern.ch/record/1728791/files/vol6-issue5-p083-e.pdf
- ^ The Study of Elementary Particles by the Photographic Method, C.F.Powell, P.H.Fowler, D.H.Perkins: Pergamon Press, New York, 1959.
- ^ Walter H. Barkas, Nuclear Research Emulsions I. Techniques and Theory, in Pure and Applied Physics: A Series of Monographs and Textbooks, Vol. 15, Academic Press, New York and London, 1963. http://becquerel.jinr.ru/text/books/Barkas_NUCL_RES_EMULSIONS.pdf