Dosimetric characteristics of LKB:Cu,P solid TL detector

The dosimetric characteristics of newly developed borate glass dosimeter modified with lithium and potassium carbonate (LKB) and co-doped with CuO and NH4H2PO4 are reported. Broad peaks in the absence of any sharp peak confirms the amorphous nature of the prepared glass. A simple glow curve of Cu do...

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Main Authors: Hashim, S., Alajerami, Y. S. M., Ghoshal, S. K., Saleh, M. A., Saripan, M. I., Kadir, A. B. A., Bradley, D. A., Alzimami, K.
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Published: Elsevier 2014
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author Hashim, S.
Alajerami, Y. S. M.
Ghoshal, S. K.
Saleh, M. A.
Saripan, M. I.
Kadir, A. B. A.
Bradley, D. A.
Alzimami, K.
author_facet Hashim, S.
Alajerami, Y. S. M.
Ghoshal, S. K.
Saleh, M. A.
Saripan, M. I.
Kadir, A. B. A.
Bradley, D. A.
Alzimami, K.
author_sort Hashim, S.
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description The dosimetric characteristics of newly developed borate glass dosimeter modified with lithium and potassium carbonate (LKB) and co-doped with CuO and NH4H2PO4 are reported. Broad peaks in the absence of any sharp peak confirms the amorphous nature of the prepared glass. A simple glow curve of Cu doped sample is observed with a single prominent peak (Tm) at 220°C. The TL intensity response shows an enhancement of ~100 times due to the addition of CuO (0.1mol%) to LKB compound. A further enhancement of the intensity by a factor of 3 from the addition of 0.25mol% NH4H2PO4 as a co-dopant impurity is attributed to the creation of extra electron traps with consequent increase in energy transfer of radiation recombination centers. The TL yield performance of LKB:Cu,P with Zeff ≈8.92 is approximately seventeen times less sensitive compared to LiF:Mg,Ti (TLD-100). The proposed dosimeter shows good linearity up to 103Gy, minimal fading and photon energy independence. These attractive features offered by our dosimeter is expected to pave the way towards dosimetric applications.
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spelling upm-371532023-09-05T11:49:48Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37153/ Dosimetric characteristics of LKB:Cu,P solid TL detector Hashim, S. Alajerami, Y. S. M. Ghoshal, S. K. Saleh, M. A. Saripan, M. I. Kadir, A. B. A. Bradley, D. A. Alzimami, K. The dosimetric characteristics of newly developed borate glass dosimeter modified with lithium and potassium carbonate (LKB) and co-doped with CuO and NH4H2PO4 are reported. Broad peaks in the absence of any sharp peak confirms the amorphous nature of the prepared glass. A simple glow curve of Cu doped sample is observed with a single prominent peak (Tm) at 220°C. The TL intensity response shows an enhancement of ~100 times due to the addition of CuO (0.1mol%) to LKB compound. A further enhancement of the intensity by a factor of 3 from the addition of 0.25mol% NH4H2PO4 as a co-dopant impurity is attributed to the creation of extra electron traps with consequent increase in energy transfer of radiation recombination centers. The TL yield performance of LKB:Cu,P with Zeff ≈8.92 is approximately seventeen times less sensitive compared to LiF:Mg,Ti (TLD-100). The proposed dosimeter shows good linearity up to 103Gy, minimal fading and photon energy independence. These attractive features offered by our dosimeter is expected to pave the way towards dosimetric applications. Elsevier 2014 Article PeerReviewed Hashim, S. and Alajerami, Y. S. M. and Ghoshal, S. K. and Saleh, M. A. and Saripan, M. I. and Kadir, A. B. A. and Bradley, D. A. and Alzimami, K. (2014) Dosimetric characteristics of LKB:Cu,P solid TL detector. Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 104. pp. 36-39. ISSN 0969-806X; ESSN: 1879-0895 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969806X13006622 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2013.12.015
spellingShingle Hashim, S.
Alajerami, Y. S. M.
Ghoshal, S. K.
Saleh, M. A.
Saripan, M. I.
Kadir, A. B. A.
Bradley, D. A.
Alzimami, K.
Dosimetric characteristics of LKB:Cu,P solid TL detector
title Dosimetric characteristics of LKB:Cu,P solid TL detector
title_full Dosimetric characteristics of LKB:Cu,P solid TL detector
title_fullStr Dosimetric characteristics of LKB:Cu,P solid TL detector
title_full_unstemmed Dosimetric characteristics of LKB:Cu,P solid TL detector
title_short Dosimetric characteristics of LKB:Cu,P solid TL detector
title_sort dosimetric characteristics of lkb:cu,p solid tl detector
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