Retrospective dosimetry: Estimation of the dose to quartz using the single-aliquot regenerative-dose protocol

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 831-844

  Banerjee, D ^a   Botter Jensen L ^a   Murray, A S ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bricks; Depth dose; Optically stimulated luminescence; Quartz; Regenerative dose protocol; Retrospective dosimetry

Indexed keywords

BRICK; HEAT TREATMENT; IONIZING RADIATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; QUARTZ; TEMPERATURE;

OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE; RETROSPECTIVE DOSIMETRY; SINGLE ALIQUOT REGENERATIVE PROTOCOL;

DOSIMETRY;

SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; HEATING; IONIZING RADIATION; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034106897     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(99)00247-X     Document Type: Article

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