An optically stimulated luminescence study of flint related to radiation dosimetry

N.R.J. Poolton, L. Bøtter-Jensen, W.J. Rink

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    Abstract

    This article describes the essential features of photo-stimulated luminescence in flint. The emission is shown to be complex, arising from a number of different aspects of the material. Under constant illumination, dose-dependent time-decaying anti-Stokes signals are superimposed on dose-independent, time-stable emission that is both Stokes and anti-Stokes shifted in energy. It is argued that the dose-dependent signals arise from the crystalline quartz phase of the material, whereas the dose independent signals originate from an amorphous-like phase of SiO2. The microcrystallinity of the material leads to contrasting behaviour when compared with bulk crystalline quartz.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalRadiation Measurements
    Volume24
    Issue number4
    Pages (from-to)551-555
    ISSN1350-4487
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Oct 1995
    EventInternational Symposium on Luminescent Detectors and Transformers of Ionizing Radiation - Tallinn, Estonia
    Duration: 25 Sept 199428 Sept 1994

    Conference

    ConferenceInternational Symposium on Luminescent Detectors and Transformers of Ionizing Radiation
    Country/TerritoryEstonia
    CityTallinn
    Period25/09/199428/09/1994
    SponsorUniversity of Tartu, Bicron Technologies Vertriebs GmbH, Victoreen Inc., Estonian Academy of Sciences

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