ENHANCEMENTS IN LUMINESCENCE MEASUREMENTTECHNIQUES

Botter-Jensen L., Bulur E., Murray A., Poolton N.

RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY, vol.101, no.1-4, pp.119-124, 2002 (SCI-Expanded)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 101 Issue: 1-4
  • Publication Date: 2002
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a005950
  • Journal Name: RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.119-124
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

NewdevelopmentsintheRisøTL/OSLsystemincludesasoftwarecontrolledheaterfittedunderneaththebetasource toenableirradiationofsamplesatanelevatedtemperature.Thisallowsinvestigationsofcompetitioneffectsfromthermally shallowtrapsandcentres.Significantadditionalsoftwaredevelopmentsincludethefacilitytovarylinearlythestimulationpower duringstimulation(linearlymodulatedOSL).Theelevatedtemperatureirradiatorfacilityhasbeenfurtherexpandedtoallowthe measurementofradioluminescence(RL)duringbetairradiation.ThisadditionalfacilityallowsthemeasurementofTL,OSL andRLinthesamesoftwarecontrolledautomaticsequence.Thispaperprovidesadescriptionofthecapabilitiesofthenew combinedautomaticTL/OSL/RLreader,andillustratestheapplicationoftheelevatedtemperatureirradiatorfacility,andtheRL unit.Thenewmeasurementfacilitieshaveprovidedpreliminaryinformationaboutpossibletrapcompetitionduringstorage,and changesinrecombinationprocesses.