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C Gugliotti1, K Moriya2, S Tatumi2
1Institute of Energetic and Nuclear Research (IPEN), Centre of Science and Materials Technology, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 2242, 05508-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Abstract:
In the present work, MgO ceramic samples with different terbium concentrations were produced and the Thermoluminescence (TL) and Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) properties analyzed and discussed, aiming the use in radiation dosimetry. The samples were produced using MgO, Mg(NO3)2·6H2O, Al2O3, SiO2 and Tb(NO3)3·6H2O precursors in stoichiometric concentrations with five different terbium concentrations between 0.1 and 0.5 mol% and after, heat-treated at high temperature ~1500 °C. X-ray diffraction measurements on samples showed the formation of MgO as principal phase, and others in low concentration due to MgAl2O4, Mg2SiO4 and Tb4O7 phases. The TL glow curve of samples showed an intense and well-defined peak having the maximum at ~210 °C and other less intense at ~350 °C. The sample with 0.1 mol% of terbium concentration presented highest luminescence peak when compared to the other samples. The relationship between 210 °C TL peak intensity and dose was linear to doses between 1 and 20 Gy and the minimum detectable dose obtained by interpolation taking into account three times the standard deviation of the zero dose reading, was ~40 μGy. A fading of ~20% during the first 5 hours after irradiation of 210 °C peak was observed. TL emission spectra showed strong emission lines due to Tb3+ ion. The OSL signal presented a linear behavior to doses between 1 and 10 Gy using 532 nm wavelength stimulation.
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