Optically stimulated luminescence and thermoluminescence efficiencies for high-energy heavy charged particle irradiation in Al2O3:C

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 59-70

  Yukihara, E G ^a   Gaza, R ^a   McKeever, S W S ^a   Soares, C G ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminum oxide; Heavy charged particle; Optically stimulated luminescence; Space dosimetry; Thermoluminescence

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETERS; FUNCTIONS; GAMMA RAYS; IONIZATION; IRRADIATION; RADIATION; RADIOTHERAPY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE; X RAYS;

HEAVY CHARGED PARTICLES; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER (LET); OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE; SPACE DOSIMETRY;

ALUMINA;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; CARBON; HEAVY ION; HELIUM; IRON; SILICON;

ARTICLE; BETA RADIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GAMMA RADIATION; INSTRUMENTATION; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MAGNETIC AND ELECTROMAGNETIC EQUIPMENT; METHODOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; SPACE FLIGHT; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; BETA RAYS; CARBON; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; GAMMA RAYS; HEAVY IONS; HELIUM; IRON; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; SILICON; SPACE FLIGHT; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY;

EID: 0347592418     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(03)00251-8     Document Type: Article

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