Abstract
The thermoluminescence (TL) sensitivity of the LiF (TLD-100) dosimeter to γ-rays under the influence of N
+ ion bombardment has been investigated. Several groups of LiF dosimeters were consequently bombarded by a flux of ions ranging from 3.1 × 10
13 to 25 × 10
13ions/cm
2·s
−1, at different exposure times before and after an annealing range of temperature: 50–150°C. The results show a relative increase in the dosimeter sensitivity with a maximum of ∼ 36% when pre-treated for 10 min with a 4 keV ion beam having a particle flux of ∼21 × 10
13ions/cm
2·s
−1, at an annealing temperature 150°C. This increase was decaying to its standard value after the fourth γ-exposure-readout cycles.