Study of induced thermoluminescence in CVD diamond film by low-energy X-rays

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 79-85

  Liu, Chi Chang ^a   Lin, Jao Perng ^b   Chu, Tieh Chi ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CVD diamond; Low energy X ray; Thermoluminescence

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; DOSIMETRY; ENERGY TRANSFER; IRRADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; THERMOLUMINESCENCE; X RAYS;

LOW-ENERGY X-RAYS;

DIAMOND FILMS;

DIAMOND; COBALT;

ARTICLE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FILM; GAMMA IRRADIATION; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MICRODOSIMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; THERMOLUMINESCENCE; VAPOR; X RAY; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PHOTON; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY;

COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; DIAMOND; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY; X-RAYS;

EID: 0142090456     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(03)00147-7     Document Type: Article

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