Preliminary application of thermoluminescence and single aliquot regeneration method for dose reconstruction in soda lime glass

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 297, Issue , 2013, Pages 58-63

  Marrale, M ^a,b   Longo, A ^a,b   Bartolotta, A ^a   D'Oca, M C ^a   Brai, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electron beam; Photon beam; Proton beam; Single aliquot regeneration method; Soda lime watch glasses; Thermoluminescence

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION CURVES; DOSE RECONSTRUCTION; PHOTON BEAMS; SAMPLE PREPARATION PROCEDURE; SIEVING PROCESS; SINGLE ALIQUOT; SODA LIME; SODA LIME GLASS; WATCH GLASS;

ELECTRON BEAMS; GLASS; LIME; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; PHOTONS; PROTON BEAMS; PROTONS;

THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

EID: 84873862818     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2012.12.013     Document Type: Article

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