Published May 21, 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

TL and EPR studies of Cu, Ag and P doped Li2B4O7 phosphor

  • 1. Celal Bayar University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Physics, 45140 Manisa (Turkey)
  • 2. Ege University, Institute of Nuclear Sciences, 35100 Bornova- Izmir (Turkey)
  • 3. Science and Technology, University of Sussex, Brighton, BN1 9QH (United Kingdom)

Description

Key characteristics of a newly prepared tissue-equivalent, highly sensitive thermoluminescence dosimeter, Li2B4O7:Cu,Ag,P, are presented. The material was developed at the Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Belgrade, in the form of sintered pellets. A new preparation procedure has greatly increased the sensitivity of the basic copper activated lithium borate and the glow curve of Li2B4O7 : Cu,Ag,P consists of a well-defined main dosimetric peak situated at about 460-465 K with a sensitivity which is about four to five times higher than that of LiF : Mg,Ti (TLD-100). The exceptionally good response features of Li2B4O7 : Cu,Ag,P are attributed to the incorporation of Cu as a dopant. Both low and high temperature emission spectra are presented and the origins of the various emission bands are considered. Additional data are provided from electron paramagnetic resonance measurements

Availability note (English)

Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/39/2038/d6_10_009.pdf or at the Web site for the Journal of Physics. D, Applied Physics (ISSN 1361-6463) http://www.iop.org/

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. D, Applied Physics
Journal Volume
39
Journal Issue
10
Journal Page Range
p. 2038-2043
ISSN
0022-3727
CODEN
JPAPBE