Dosimetric properties of natural quartz grains extracted from fired materials

A. Bluszcz; L. Bøtter-Jensen

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Dosimetric properties of natural quartz grains extracted from fired materials

A. Bluszcz, L. Bøtter-Jensen

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The paper describes an examination of the dosimetric properties of natural quartz grains extracted from ancient fired materials. Eleven samples of different origin were tested for their TL and GLSL (green light stimulated luminescence) sensitivities within the mGy dose range. Very promising results were obtained showing the possibility of measuring the doses of around 10 mGy with 1% precision using GLSL or TL and using the single aliquot technique for natural quartz as a dosimeter. The lowest detectable dose was estimated to be lower than 500 mu Gy. The results obtained indicate that natural quartz grains from selected materials could be used for the dosimetry of environmental gamma radiation for the purposes of paleodosimetric dating methods as well as for accident dosimetry.

Original language	English
Journal	Radiation Measurements
Volume	24
Issue number	4
Pages (from-to)	465-468
ISSN	1350-4487
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/1350-4487(95)00005-Y
Publication status	Published - Oct 1995
Event	International Symposium on Luminescent Detectors and Transformers of Ionizing Radiation - Tallinn, Estonia Duration: 25 Sept 1994 → 28 Sept 1994

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Conference	International Symposium on Luminescent Detectors and Transformers of Ionizing Radiation
Country/Territory	Estonia
City	Tallinn
Period	25/09/1994 → 28/09/1994
Sponsor	University of Tartu, Bicron Technologies Vertriebs GmbH, Victoreen Inc., Estonian Academy of Sciences

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