The effects of ionisation density on the thermoluminescence response (efficiency) of LiF:Mg,Ti and LiF:Mg,Cu,P

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 331-348

  Horowitz, Yigal ^a   Olko, Pawel ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHORUS; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; IONIZING RADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICRODOSIMETRY; MOLECULAR MODEL; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION RESPONSE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY;

COPPER; FLUORIDES; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MAGNESIUM; PHOTONS; RADIOCHEMISTRY; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY;

EID: 4444315278     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch310     Document Type: Article

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