[Supralinearity of radiothermoluminescent dosimetry]

The authors studied how supralinearity influences individual "deep trap" terms (or levels) of a glow curve that represents the luminous flux emitted by heated LiF rods as a function of energy required for heating. It is assumed that a Gaussian function can be used for glow curve analysis, developing measured glow curves to represent individual "deep trap" terms. Analysis reveals that supralinearity occurs much earlier and more markedly with high temperature peaks than with low ones. This has a bearing on practice.