Characterization of the glow-peak fading properties of six common thermoluminescent materials

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1988-2000

  Harvey, John A ^a   Haverland, Nathan P ^a   Kearfott, Kimberlee J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

137Cs; External dosimetry; Solid state dosimetry; Thermoluminescence dosimetry

Indexed keywords

137CS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPONENTIAL DECAY FUNCTIONS; EXTERNAL DOSIMETRY; FADING RATE; FIRST ORDER KINETICS; GLOW CURVE DECONVOLUTION; GLOW PEAKS; LIF:MG , TI; LIF:MG ,CU ,P; PEAK AREA; POSTIRRADIATION; PREIRRADIATION; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETERS; THERMOLUMINESCENT MATERIALS;

CESIUM; DOSIMETERS; EXPONENTIAL FUNCTIONS; IRRADIATION; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

DOSIMETRY;

CALCIUM FLUORIDE; CALCIUM SULFATE; COPPER; DYSPROSIUM; LITHIUM FLUORIDE; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; PHOSPHORUS; THULIUM; TIN;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMAGE PROCESSING; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; SIGNAL DETECTION; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY;

EID: 77955282533     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2010.04.028     Document Type: Article

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