Use of phosphate glass detectors for study of curium-242 cluster radioactivity

The effect α particle fluences (3 × 10³−2 × 10¹⁵ cm ⁻²) on properties of the two types of phosphate glass detectors with different compositions was studied. It was shown that the registration properties of glass detectors depended on the α particle fluence, spatial distribution of the α particle paths, and glass type. The critical α particle fluences, above which the detector properties changed, were determined.