Dissolution and subsequent re-crystallization as zeroing mechanism, thermal properties and component resolved dose response of salt (NaCl) for retrospective dosimetry

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1255-1262

  Polymeris, George S ^a   Kitis, George ^b   Kiyak, Nafiye G ^a   Sfamba, Ioanna ^b   Subedi, Bhagawan ^b   Pagonis, Vasilis ^c  

^a ISIK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c MCDANIEL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissolution; Dose response; NaCl; Re crystallization; Thermal properties; TL OSL

Indexed keywords

DOSE RESPONSE; NACL; RE CRYSTALLIZATIONS; THERMAL PROPERTIES; TL/OSL;

CRYSTALLIZATION; DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; IODINE COMPOUNDS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

DISSOLUTION;

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DISSOLUTION; DOSIMETRY; HEAT TREATMENT; IONIZING RADIATION; KINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIOSENSITIVITY;

CRYSTALLIZATION; IODINE; RADIOMETRY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY;

EID: 79957619168     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: 18729800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.04.011     Document Type: Article

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