Overlap of heavy charged particle tracks and the change in shape of optically stimulated luminescence curves of Al2 O3 : C dosimeters

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 43, Issue 2-6, 2008, Pages 194-198

  Sawakuchi, G O ^a   Yukihara, E G ^a   McKeever, S W S ^a   Benton, E R ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon doped aluminum oxide; Optically stimulated luminescence; Radial dose distribution; Track interaction; Track structure model

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CARBON; DOPING (ADDITIVES); DOSIMETERS; IONIZATION; LUMINESCENCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CARBON DOPED ALUMINUM OXIDE; OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE; RADIAL DOSE DISTRIBUTION; TRACK INTERACTION; TRACK STRUCTURE MODELS;

CHARGED PARTICLES;

EID: 46549083158     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2007.11.030     Document Type: Article

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