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Optically and thermally stimulated luminescence characteristics of MgO:Tb3+
A J J Bos1, M Prokić, J C Brouwer
1Delft University of Technology, IRI, Mekelweg 15, 2629 JB Delft, The Netherlands. a.j.j.bos@tudelft.nl
Abstract:
In this paper main optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) and thermoluminescence (TL) characteristics are presented of a newly synthesised material MgO doped with terbium (Tb) developed at the Institute of Nuclear Science, Vinca. A thermally stimulated emission spectrum showed the characteristic lines of Tb3+ in a wide range of wavelengths. The TL sensitivity of the main TL glow peak at 315 degrees C is 1.7 times higher than the TL of Al2O3:C. The highest OSL sensitivity was obtained under green lamp (500-570 nm) stimulation. The fast component in the OSL decay curve is 2.4 times faster than Al2O3:C. The OSL signal is linear with dose up to 10 Gy. The lower limit of detection was found to be 100 microGy. These first results show that the newly synthesised material has some promising properties for the application in radiation dosimetry.
