Published September 2013 | Version v1
Journal article

Response characterization of an Y2O3:Eu-based radioluminescence probe under 60Co irradiation

  • 1. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Rivadavia 1917, 1033 Buenos Aires (Argentina)
  • 2. Instituto de Fisica Arroyo Seco, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (UNICEN), Campus Universitario, Pinto 399, 7000 Tandil, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
  • 3. Dresden University of Technology, Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics, Radiation Physics Group, 01069 Dresden (Germany)

Description

In this work the feasibility of using Y2O3:Eu as a fiberoptic dosimetry (FOD) probe for real-time dosimetry has been investigated for the first time. In particular, the stability of the radioluminescence (RL) signal after repeated use and RL emission spectrum of a Y2O3:Eu-based fiberoptic probe have been determined. The probe has been also used to obtain a percentage depth dose curve (PDD) in a water phantom under 60Co irradiation, and its performance has been compared to that of a standard ionization chamber. -- Highlights: ► Y2O3:Eu-based fiberoptic dosimetry system. ► Red emitting phosphors makes possible use of optical filtering technique. ► Constant radioluminescence response on dose without afterglow. ► No net effect with accumulated dose in radioluminescence

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2013.01.031

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.radmeas.2013.01.031;
PII
S1350-4487(13)00054-1;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Radiation Measurements
Journal Volume
56
Journal Page Range
p. 338-341
ISSN
1350-4487
CODEN
RMEAEP

Conference

Title
8. international conference on luminescent detectors and transformers of ionizing radiation
Acronym
LUMDETR 2012
Dates
10-14 Sep 2012
Place
Halle (Germany)

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