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Published on: August 2, 2021
Comparison of TL characteristics of natural quartz and zircon
A Ashok Kumar1, B Sundarakannan1
1Department of Physics, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Abishekapatti, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu 627012, India.
Abstract:
The dosimetry of different minerals is carried out to investigate the dose received by the population in case of a nuclear accident. Retrospective dosimetry is a field where there is a continuous search to find new materials. Beach sand minerals, namely quartz and zircon, were exposed to beta and gamma radiation and studied separately. A comparison of the thermoluminescence (TL) output of different peaks of quartz for beta and gamma was studied. Comparison of quartz peaks with the TL output of zircon peaks was carried out. TL output for a constant dose of gamma is always higher compared to the TL output received due to beta.
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