The Unified Interaction Model applied to the gamma-induced supralinearity and sensitisation of peaks 4 and 5 in LiF:Mg,Ti (TLD-100)

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 169-193

  Horowitz, Y S ^a   Mahajna, S ^a   Oster, L ^a   Weizman, Y ^a   Satinger, D ^a   Yossian, D ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM FLUORIDE; MAGNESIUM; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON; GAMMA RADIATION; IONIZATION; MODEL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY;

EID: 0031658787     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032351     Document Type: Article

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