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Sadeghi E, Zahedifar M, Shoushtari MK. Synthesis and dosimetry features of novel sensitive thermoluminescent phosphor of LiF doped with Mg and Dy impurities. Appl Radiat Isot 2018; 136:111-117. [PMID: 29494943 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2018.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2017] [Revised: 02/15/2018] [Accepted: 02/19/2018] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Lithium fluoride doped with Mg and Dy was fabricated for the first time using melting method. The optimum concentrations of impurities and thermal treatment were studied to achieve high thermoluminescence (TL) sensitivity. TL sensitivity of the fabricated phosphor is close to that of TLD-100 powder. Tm-Tstop technique was used to identify the number of overlapped TL glow peaks. Initial rise, isothermal decay and computerized glow curve deconvolution (CGCD) methods were applied to obtain kinetic parameters of the prepared TL material. Three component glow peaks were distinguished at temperatures 395, 448 and 510 K. Other TL properties such as fading, linearity of dose response and reusability are also presented and discussed.
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- E Sadeghi
- Physics Department, University of Kashan, Kashan, I.R.Iran; Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Kashan, Kashan, I.R.Iran.
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- Physics Department, University of Kashan, Kashan, I.R.Iran; Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Kashan, Kashan, I.R.Iran
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Obryk B, Kłosowski M, Baran P, Hodyr K. Effect of dopants’ concentration on high-dose high-temperature thermoluminescence of LiF:Mg,Cu,P detectors: Mg and Cu influence. RADIAT MEAS 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2017.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Tang K, Fan H, Cui H, Zhu H, Liu Z. Comparative studies on radioluminescent and thermoluminescent spectra of LiF:Mg,Cu,P and LiF:Mg,Cu,Si. RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY 2016; 168:459-464. [PMID: 26264711 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncv377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2015] [Accepted: 07/10/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The influence of various annealing treatments on radioluminescent (RL) and thermoluminescent (TL) spectra of LiF:Mg,Cu,Si and LiF:Mg,Cu,P was investigated. The TL and RL emission bands for LiF:Mg,Cu,P are not the same; however, the emission band peaking at ∼383 nm is predominant in the TL and RL emission for LiF:Mg,Cu,Si. With the increase in annealing temperatures in the range of 240-300°C, for LiF:Mg,Cu,P, the intensity of TL decreases much more rapidly than that of RL. For LiF:Mg,Cu,Si, the area ratios of the two bands of RL and TL remain constant within experimental errors. It suggests that there is a significant decrease in the concentration of recombination centres in LiF:Mg,Cu,P after the annealing, in addition to the decrease in trapping centres, the recombination centres for main TL emission and RL emission in LiF:Mg,Cu,Si are the same, and the recombination centres for TL emission and RL emission in LiF:Mg,Cu,P are not the same. P is a more effective dopant than Si.
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- K Tang
- State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for Civilian, PO Box 1044, Ext. 201, Beijing 102205, P.R. China Solid Dosimetric Detector and Method Laboratory, PO Box 1044, Ext. 204, Beijing 102205, P.R. China
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- Solid Dosimetric Detector and Method Laboratory, PO Box 1044, Ext. 204, Beijing 102205, P.R. China
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- Solid Dosimetric Detector and Method Laboratory, PO Box 1044, Ext. 204, Beijing 102205, P.R. China
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- Solid Dosimetric Detector and Method Laboratory, PO Box 1044, Ext. 204, Beijing 102205, P.R. China
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- Solid Dosimetric Detector and Method Laboratory, PO Box 1044, Ext. 204, Beijing 102205, P.R. China
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Mohammadi K, Khayat O, Afarideh H. The effect of Mg, Cu and P impurities on dose response of LiF:Mg,Cu,P phosphors: simulation versus experiments. RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY 2016; 168:19-26. [PMID: 25634900 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncv002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2014] [Accepted: 12/31/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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In this research, the effect of magnesium (Mg), copper (Cu) and phosphorus (P) impurities on dosimetry response of LiF:Mg,Cu,P phosphors is studied experimentally and by the simulation procedure. In the experimental procedure, LiF:Mg,Cu,P phosphors in the powder form were synthesised by chemical co-precipitation method. After annealing at 250°C for 10 min, known amounts of powder were exposed to gamma doses from 0.2 to 1 Gy. The activation energy of the electronic traps for the dosimetric peak at 150°C in LiF:Mg,Cu,P crystalline lattice obtained was 0.69 eV. In the simulation study, the role of stated dopants on electronic and structural properties of LiF crystalline lattice is investigated with the WIEN2 K Code. The activation energies of the electronic and hole traps for the dosimetric peak at the same temperature in LiF:Mg,Cu,P crystalline lattice obtained are 0.75 and 3.1 eV, respectively. It is shown that the experimental results are in agreement with simulation results.
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- Energy Engineering and Physics Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, 424 Hafez Ave., Tehran, Iran
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- Energy Engineering and Physics Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, 424 Hafez Ave., Tehran, Iran
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Zhang X, Chen L, Luo P, Ju Y, Zhang H, Ma F, Ge H, Zhang Y, Wan B, Li Y, Xu X, Mao W. TL response of LiF:Mg,Cu,P (GR200A and GR207A) exposed to high-energy 12C ions. RADIAT MEAS 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2014.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Tang K, Fan H, Cui H, Zhu H, Liu Z. Further studies on the role of dopants in LiF:Mg,Cu,Si thermoluminescent material. RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY 2015; 163:288-291. [PMID: 24966341 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncu198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The 3-D thermoluminescence spectra and glow curves of LiF:Mg,Cu,Si, LiF:Mg,Cu, LiF:Mg,Si and LiF:Cu,Si with low concentrations of Mg and Cu were measured and were compared with those with high concentrations to investigate further the role of dopants in LiF:Mg,Cu,Si material. The shape of glow curves of the four samples is similar; however, LiF:Cu,Si sample had no Mg dopant. It is concluded that the TL emission to be from self-trapped excitons in LiF, and this emission could be enhanced and altered by Mg, Cu and Si dopants in LiF:Mg,Cu,Si; all three dopants are necessary to obtain the bright TL emission and may be involved in the luminescence process; Mg seems to be the most essential dopant and Cu is involved in the trapping although the role of Mg dominates; both Cu and Si play a role in the main emission process and Cu also plays a role in reducing the emission around 610 nm.
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- K Tang
- State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for Civilian, PO Box 1044 Ext. 200, Beijing 102205, P.R. China Solid Dosimetric Detector and Method Laboratory, PO Box 1044 Ext. 204, Beijing 102205, P.R. China
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- Solid Dosimetric Detector and Method Laboratory, PO Box 1044 Ext. 204, Beijing 102205, P.R. China
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- Solid Dosimetric Detector and Method Laboratory, PO Box 1044 Ext. 204, Beijing 102205, P.R. China
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- Solid Dosimetric Detector and Method Laboratory, PO Box 1044 Ext. 204, Beijing 102205, P.R. China
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- Solid Dosimetric Detector and Method Laboratory, PO Box 1044 Ext. 204, Beijing 102205, P.R. China
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Mohammadi K, Moussavi Zarandi A, Afarideh H, Shahmaleki S. Role of dopants in LiF:Mg,Cu, LiF:Mg,P and LiF:Mg,Cu,P detectors. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2013.02.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The dependence of thermoluminescence of LiF:Mg,Cu,Si on sintering temperatures and dopants concentrations. RADIAT MEAS 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2012.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Tang K, Cui H, Zhu H, Liu Z, Fan H. Newly developed highly sensitive LiF:Mg,Cu,Si TL discs with good stability to heat treatment. RADIAT MEAS 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2011.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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