SAXS study on the morphology of etched and un-etched ion tracks in apatite

Nadzri, A.Schauries, D.Afra, B.Rodriguez, M. D.Mota-Santiago, P.Muradoglu, S.Hawley, A.Kluth, P.2026-01-012026-01-012101-6275ORCID:/0000-0002-1806-2432/work/161047298https://hdl.handle.net/1885/733799374Natural apatite samples were irradiated with 185 MeV Au and 2.3 GeV Bi ions to simulate fission tracks. The resulting track morphology was investigated using synchrotron small angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) measurements before and after chemical etching. We present preliminary results from the SAXS measurement showing the etching process is highly anisotropic yielding faceted etch pits with a 6-fold symmetry. The measurements are a first step in gaining new insights into the correlation between etched and unetched fission tracks and the use of SAXS as a tool for studying etched tracks.enPublisher Copyright: © Owned by the authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2015.SAXS study on the morphology of etched and un-etched ion tracks in apatite2015-04-0610.1051/epjconf/2015910000984927645349