Applicability of moissanite, a monocrystalline form of silicon carbide,to retrospective and forensic dosimetry

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 41, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 976-981

  Godfrey Smith, D I ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forensic; Moissanite; Optically stimulated luminescence; Radiation; Retrospective dosimetry; Silicon carbide; Thermoluminescence

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; MASKS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

FORENSIC; MOISSANITE; OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE (OSL); RETROSPECTIVE DOSIMETRY;

SILICON CARBIDE;

EID: 33750219262     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2006.05.025     Document Type: Article

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