Study of the energy deposition in LiF by heavy charged particle irradiation and its relation to the thermoluminescent efficiency of the material

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1175-1181

  Avila, O ^a   Gamboa DeBuen, I ^b   Brandan, M E ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES NUCLEARES   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; ELECTRONS; ENERGY TRANSFER; GAMMA RAYS; HELIUM; HYDROGEN; ION BOMBARDMENT; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROTON IRRADIATION; THERMOLUMINESCENCE; X RAYS;

DOSIMETRIC MATERIALS; ENERGY DEPOSITION; LITHIUM FLUORIDE;

PHOSPHORS;

EID: 0032673746     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/32/10/315     Document Type: Article

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