使用热发光技术对天然苏打灰进行剂量测量的表征
F O Ogundare1, M L Chithambo2, T P Kwapa3
1Department of Physics, University of Botswana, Private Bag UB 0022, Gaborone, Botswana; Department of Physics, Univeristy of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
概括
苏打灰是用于回顾剂量测量的潜在. 它的热发光特性,特别是335°C的峰值,与剂量呈现线性,使其适合在辐射事件后进行高剂量测量.
科学领域:
- 固态物理 固态物理
- 辐射检测和测量 辐射检测和测量
背景情况:
- 苏打灰通常在工业和辐射设施附近发现.
- 追溯剂量测量对于评估事故后的辐射暴露至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究苏打灰的热发光特性,以便在回顾性剂量测量中潜在使用.
- 评估其适用于测量辐射剂量的适用性.
主要方法:
- 在苏打灰样本上进行了热发光 (TL) 发光曲线分析.
- 研究了剂量反应线性和热火效应.
- 使用Tm-Tstop分析来识别TL峰值及其属性.
主要成果:
- 在TL光曲线上,峰值约为79,175和329°C.
- 峰值强度和综合强度显示对辐射剂量有线性反应.
- 确定了四个不同的TL峰值,受热火的影响,激活能量范围从0.29到0.66 eV.
- 最小可测量剂量被确定为0.34 Gy.
结论:
- 苏打灰具有适合回顾剂量计的热发光特性,特别适用于高剂量测量.
- 335°C左右的峰值,具有很长的平均寿命,对于剂量测量应用特别有希望.
- 这种材料也可以实现光传热发光.
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