Application of the optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) technique in space dosimetry

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 41, Issue 9-10, 2006, Pages 1126-1135

  Yukihara, E G ^a   Sawakuchi, G O ^a   Guduru, S ^a   McKeever, S W S ^a   Gaza, R ^b   Benton, E R ^a,c   Yasuda, N ^d   Uchihori, Y ^d   Kitamura, H ^d  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^c Eril Research Inc   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; DETECTORS; ENERGY TRANSFER; LUMINESCENCE; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS;

LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER (LET); NUCLEAR TRACK DETECTORS; OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE (OSL); PERSONAL DOSIMETRY;

DOSIMETRY;

EID: 33751229912     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2006.05.027     Document Type: Article

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