Barve, R.; Patil, R. R.; Rawat, N. S.; Gaikwad, N. P.; Pradeep, R.; Bhatt, B. C.; Moharil, S. V.; Kulkarni, M. S. (RSSD)
Source
Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research-B, 2012. Vol. 289: pp. 100-105
ABSTRACT
Cu+ was doped in fused quartz using simple technique and the BSL/IRSL and TL studies were carried out. The Cu+ doped quartz shows enhanced TL as well as OSL sensitivity compared to the undoped material. The OSL sensitivity with blue stimulation, in particular, is relatively high, about 13% of the commercially used OSL phosphor (Al2O3:C-Landauer Inc.) on the basis of initial OSL intensity measurements (i.e. luminescence averaged over first 3 s). Earlier works show that OSL/TL signals in natural quartz is stable and thus can be used in archeological dating and other dosimetric applications. The aim of the present study is to investigate TL/OSL characteristics of Cu+ doped fused quartz