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Author(s) |
Rawat, N. S.; Kulkarni, M. S.; Desai, D. G.; Tiwari, B.; Ratna, P.; Gadkari, S. C. |
Source |
Radiation Protection & Environment, 2011. Vol. 34 (1): pp. 32-33 |
ABSTRACT
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Highly transparent single crystals of Li2B407 ie. lithium tetraborate (L TE3) doped with Cu (0.25 wt. %) and Cu & In (0.5 wt. % each) were grown by the Czochralski method, The Li2B407: Cu and Li2B407:Cu, In crystals were studied using thermoluminescence (TL) technique, The TL readout of Li2B407:Cu crystals showed two well-defined glow peaks at 130°C and 235°C for heating rate of 4K/s, whereas in LTB:Cu. In another shoulder peak on low temperature side of the main peak is seen, The TL sensitivities of LTB:Cu and LTB:Cu. In were found to be 3.3 and 6 times to that of TLD-100 respectively, Both the LTB:Cu and L B:Cu. In crystals exhibit a linear TL dose response in the dose range from 1 mGy to 1 kGy, The single crystal of Li2B407: Cu. ln could become a potential TL phosphor for medical and clinical dosimetry owing to its very good sensitivity and excellent tissue equivalence
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