Localized transitions in the thermoluminescence of LiF: Mg,Ti: Potential for nanoscale dosimetry

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 446-459

  Horowitz, Y S ^a   Oster, L ^b   Biderman, S ^a   Einav, Y ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b NEGEV ACADEMIC COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGED PARTICLES; DOPING (ADDITIVES); DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; IONIZATION; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULES; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

HEAVY CHARGED PARTICLES; LITHIUM FLUORIDE; LUMINESCENT CENTER; NANOSCALE DOSIMETRY;

LITHIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0037423959     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/36/5/306     Document Type: Article

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