Evaluating the influence of experimental conditions on the photon energy response of Al 2O 3:C optically stimulated luminescence detectors

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 243-249

  Gasparian, P B R ^a   Vanhavere, F ^b   Yukihara, E G ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Al 2O 3:C; Ionization density; Optically stimulated luminescence; Photon energy response

Indexed keywords

EMISSION BANDS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATIONS; MASS ENERGY ABSORPTION; MEAN ENERGY; OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE; PHOTON ENERGY; PHOTON ENERGY RESPONSE; PROPERTIES OF AL; RELATIVE INTENSITY; X-RAY FIELD;

DETECTORS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; IONIZATION; ISOMERS; LUMINESCENCE;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 84859164320     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2012.01.012     Document Type: Article

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