High resolution emission spectra of TL materials

Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2002;100(1-4):211-6. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a005849.

Abstract

High resolution emission spectra of several TL materials, that are commonly used in dosimetry, were measured using a low cost fibre optic spectrometer containing a 2048 pixel CCD array. The spectra were taken from 177 to 890 nm with a wavelength resolution of 1.3 nm. This allowed for line width discrimination and the resolution of transitions that have not been seen so far. For rare earth doped materials like CaF2:Tm (TLD-300) and CaF2:Dy (TLD-200) the spectral lines were compared to the energy levels measured by Dieke and Crosswhite leading to the identification of most of the transition lines.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aluminum Oxide / chemistry
  • Aluminum Oxide / radiation effects
  • Borates / chemistry
  • Borates / radiation effects
  • Calcium Fluoride / chemistry
  • Calcium Fluoride / radiation effects
  • Copper / chemistry
  • Fiber Optic Technology
  • Fluorides / chemistry
  • Fluorides / radiation effects
  • Lithium Compounds / chemistry
  • Lithium Compounds / radiation effects
  • Magnesium / chemistry
  • Phosphorus / chemistry
  • Spectrum Analysis / methods*
  • Thermoluminescent Dosimetry / methods*
  • Titanium / chemistry

Substances

  • Borates
  • Lithium Compounds
  • lithium fluoride
  • Phosphorus
  • Copper
  • Titanium
  • lithium borate
  • Magnesium
  • Aluminum Oxide
  • Calcium Fluoride
  • Fluorides