Point defects and the blue emission in fired quartz at high doses: a comparative luminescence and EPR study.

Autor: Woda C; Forschungsstelle Radiometrie der Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, Germany., Schilles T, Rieser U, Mangini A, Wagner GA
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Radiation protection dosimetry [Radiat Prot Dosimetry] 2002; Vol. 100 (1-4), pp. 261-4.
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a005862
Abstrakt: The dose response of the 375 degrees C. 470 nm TL peak in fired quartz is studied by using thermoluminescence emission spectra and monochromatic glow curves. The blue emission displays a significant sensitivity increase for doses in excess of 1000 Gy, subsequent saturation at 16 kGy and a pre-dose effect over the entire dose range. Comparison with the growth of the known electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) centres and radioluminescence emission spectra indicates that the [AlO4] centre is the recombination site for the blue emission, whereas the electron trap remains unknown. The sensitivity change seems to be linked to the dose-induced reduction of the [GeO4/Li] centre. Possible mechanisms for the observed dose response are discussed.
Databáze: MEDLINE