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Nanda SS, Nayak P, Gupta SK, Rawat NS, Goutam UK, Dash S. Structural, optical spectroscopy and energy transfer features of Tb 3+-activated (Y, Gd)F 3 nanophosphors for UV-based LEDs. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj03211b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A 15-fold intense green emission at 545 nm is observed in a Tb3+-activated (Y, Gd)F3 nanophosphor with high Tb3+ content and minimal Gd3+ concentration.
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- Sushri Sangita Nanda
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha-769008, India
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha-769008, India
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- Radiochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai-400085, India
- Radiological Physics and Advisory Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai-400085, India
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- Radiological Physics and Advisory Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai-400085, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai-400094, India
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- Indus 2 Synchrotron Facility, Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology (RRCAT), 452013 Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha-769008, India
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Mandlik NT, Sahare PD, Kulkarni MS, Rawat NS, Gaikwad NP, Dhole SD. Study of optically stimulated luminescence and calculation of trapping parameters of K 2Ca 2(SO 4) 3:Eu nanophosphor. Appl Radiat Isot 2020; 167:109388. [PMID: 33011514 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2020.109388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2020] [Revised: 08/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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K2Ca2(SO4)3:Eu nanophosphor was synthesized by chemical coprecipitation method and annealed at different temperatures from 400 to 900 °C. The nanophosphor annealed at 600 °C showed cubic structure with crystallite size ~25 nm. TEM shows morphology of K2Ca2(SO4)3:Eu nanophosphor was in the form of nanorods having diameter ~20 nm and length of ~100-200 nm. These samples were irradiated with gamma radiation for the doses varying from 10 mGy to 10 kGy and their Thermoluminescence (TL) and continuous-wave optically stimulated luminescence (CW-OSL) have been studied. CW-OSL response was found to be maximal for the sample annealed at 600 °C. The TL glow curve of the nanophosphor apparently showed a major peak at around 160 °C accompanied by three low intensity peaks at ~75, 215 and 285 °C. The traps responsible for all the TL peaks in K2Ca2(SO4)3:Eu were also found to be OSL sensitive. The qualitative correlation between TL peaks and CW-OSL response suggested that the traps associated with low temperature peaks are responsible for fast decay and the traps associated with the higher temperature peaks are responsible for slow decay of the OSL signal. OSL response showed linear behavior up to 1 kGy and saturated with further increase in the gamma dose. The wide OSL response makes studied K2Ca2(SO4)3:Eu nanophosphor a good candidate for high dose measurement.
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- Nandkumar T Mandlik
- Department of Physics, Fergusson College, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, 411004, Maharashtra, India.
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- Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007, India.
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- Health Physics Division, BARC, Mumbai, 400085, Maharashtra, India
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- Radiological Physics and Advisory Division, BARC, Mumbai, 400 085, Maharashtra, India
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- Radiological Physics and Advisory Division, BARC, Mumbai, 400 085, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Physics, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, 411007, Maharashtra, India
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Mishra DR, Soni A, Rawat NS, Bokam G. Study of thermoluminescence (TL) and optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) from α-keratin protein found in human hairs and nails: potential use in radiation dosimetry. Radiat Environ Biophys 2016; 55:255-264. [PMID: 26846648 DOI: 10.1007/s00411-016-0634-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2014] [Accepted: 01/16/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The thermoluminescence (TL) and optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) properties of human nails and hairs containing α-keratin proteins have been investigated. For the present studies, black hairs and finger nails were selectively collected from individuals with ages between 25 and 35 years. The collected hairs/nails were cut to a size of < 1 mm and cleaned with distilled water to remove dirt and other potential physical sources of contamination. All samples were optically beached with 470 nm of LED light at 60 mW/cm(2) intensity and irradiated by a (60)Co γ source. The hair and nail samples showed overlapping multiple TL glow peaks in the temperature range from 70 to 210 ° C. Continuous wave (CW)-OSL measurements of hair samples at a wavelength of 470 nm showed the presence of two distinct OSL components with photoionization cross section (PIC) values of about 1.65 × 10(-18) cm(2) and about 3.48 × 10(-19) cm(2), while measurements of nail samples showed PIC values of about 6.98 × 10(-18) cm(2) and about 8.7 × 10(-19) cm(2), respectively. This difference in PIC values for hair and nail samples from the same individual is attributed to different arrangement of α-keratin protein concentrations in the samples. The OSL sensitivity was found to vary ± 5 times among nail and hair samples from different individuals, with significant fading (60% in 11 h) at room temperature. The remaining signal (after fading) can be useful for dose estimation when a highly sensitive OSL reader is used. In the absorbed dose range of 100 mGy-100 Gy, both the TL and OSL signals of hair and nail samples showed linear dose dependence. The results obtained in the present study suggest that OSL using hair and nail samples may provide a supplementary method of dose estimation in radiological and nuclear emergencies.
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- D R Mishra
- Radiological Physics and Advisory Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 400 085, India.
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- Radiological Physics and Advisory Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 400 085, India
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- Radiological Physics and Advisory Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 400 085, India
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- Radiological Safety Division, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, Mumbai, 400 094, India
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Suri OP, Khajuria RK, Saxena DB, Rawat NS, Atal CK. Synthesis and spectral studies of 2-mercapto-benzimidazole derivatives. II. J Heterocycl Chem 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/jhet.5570200363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Rawat NS, Negi A, Thukral BB, Saxena NC. CT of diffuse fatty infiltration of renal parenchyma secondary to bilateral giant angiomyolipomas- a case report. Indian J Radiol Imaging 2006. [DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.29019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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- N S Rawat
- Department of Radiodiagnosis & Imaging, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Radiodiagnosis & Imaging, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Radiodiagnosis & Imaging, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Radiodiagnosis & Imaging, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Rawat NS, Negi A, Sangwan S, Sharma U, Thukral BB, Saxena NC. Aggressive adenocarcinoma of gallbladder with distant metastases and venous thrombosis at initial presentation. Indian J Radiol Imaging 2006. [DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.32255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Roy J, Rawat NS. REACTION OF 4-[BIS(ALKYLTHIO)METHYLENE]-2-PHENYL-2-OXAZOLIN-5-ONES WITH AMBIDENT NUCLEOPHILES. ORG PREP PROCED INT 1991. [DOI: 10.1080/00304949109458236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Dasgupta S, Sinha BC, Rawat NS. Stepwise complexometric determination of calcium and magnesium in the presence of a high manganese and iron content using potassium hexacyanoferrate(II) as a masking agent. Analyst 1983. [DOI: 10.1039/an9830801396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The respirable coal dust samples were collected from the mine atmosphere during drilling of coal seams using 'Hexlet' apparatus. Sixteen dust samples were collected from each three different seams for investigations. After destruction of the organic matter by wet oxidation and filtering off the clay and silica, Fe, Ca, Mg, Na, K, Mn, Zn, Cu, Cd and Ni were determined directly in the resulting solution by atomic absorption spectrophotometric methods. The x-ray diffraction studies have shown the presence of kaolinite, quartz, pirrsonite, and beidellite clay minerals in the coal dust. The mass-size distribution of the coal dust has been studied by using micron photosizer. The results showed that the distribution are unimodal, asymmetric, and positively skew. Although the assumption of log-normality was useful in interpreting the results, closer observations indicated that the relationship between the size and weight of the particles can be represented by a second degree parabolic equation w = a + bS + cs2, where W and S are weight and size of the particles and a, b and c are constants. This equation helps us to characterise the mass of the respirable particles if the size is known. The studies throw light on the nature and mode of trace elements found in Indian Coal as well as on the causes of respiratory disease, pneumoconmiosis, affecting the workers in the mine environmental condition.
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Rawat NS, Sinha JK, Sahoo B. Atomic absorption spectrophotometric and X-ray studies of respirable dusts in Indian coal mines. Arch Environ Health 1982; 37:32-5. [PMID: 7059229 DOI: 10.1080/00039896.1982.10667529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Quantitative determination of 10 minor and 8 trace elements in respirable coal dust by atomic absorption spectrophotometry is described herein. The coal dust samples were collected in the mine atmosphere during drilling in coal seams. A "Hexhlet" apparatus specially designed and fitted with a horizontal elutriator was used to collect the respirable coal dust fraction. After destruction of organic matter by wet oxidation and filtering off the clay and silica, iron, calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, manganese, zinc, copper, cadmium, and nickel were determined directly in the resulting solution by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The studies relate to the respiratory disease-pneumoconiosis-affecting coal mine workers. X-Ray diffraction studies have shown the presence of kaolin, quartz, pirrsonite and beidellite clay minerals in the coal dust.
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