Neodymium oxide: A new thermoluminescent material for gamma dosimetry

C. Soliman

doi:10.1016/j.nimb.2006.07.027

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Neodymium oxide: A new thermoluminescent material for gamma dosimetry

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Neodymium oxide: A new thermoluminescent material for gamma dosimetry

C. Soliman

Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms, Vol.251(2), pp.441-444

01/10/2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2006.07.027

Abstract

Dosimetry

Gamma dose

Glow curve

Pre-heating

Thermoluminescence

In the present study thermoluminescence (TL) glow curves of commercial and gamma (0.001 Gy to 100 kGy) exposed neodymium oxide (Nd 2O 3) have been investigated. The commercial glow curve is simple with TL peaks at 310, 350 and 385 °C. The TL sensitivity was enhanced to ∼4.7 times the original value when the investigated material was subject to pre-heating treatment at 800 °C for 1 h. The effect of storage time at room temperature has been monitored for different γ-doses. The combination of good γ-dose response and high stability of defects offer the possibility of applying the investigated material to γ-ray dosimetry in radiotherapy and experimental radiology range.

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Title: Neodymium oxide: A new thermoluminescent material for gamma dosimetry
Creators - without role: C. Soliman - Ain Shams University
Publication Details: Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms, Vol.251(2), pp.441-444
Publisher: Elsevier B.V
Identifiers: 9927717308331
Academic Unit: Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article