Nanorods of LiF:Mg,Cu,P as Detectors for Mixed Field Radiations

Autor:	Numan Salah, A.A. Rupasov, Ranju Ranjan, V.E. Aleynikov, S.P. Lochab, D. Kanjilal, Zishan H. Khan, Sami S. Habib
Rok vydání:	2008
Předmět:	education.field_of_study Materials science Population Analytical chemistry Lithium fluoride Phosphor Thermoluminescence Nanocrystalline material Computer Science Applications Ion chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Nanorod Irradiation Electrical and Electronic Engineering education
Zdroj:	IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology. 7:749-753
ISSN:	1941-0085 1536-125X
Popis:	Nanocrystalline powder of LiF: Mg,Cu,P phosphor has been synthesized by the chemical coprecipitation technique. Shape and size of these nanomaterials were observed by transmission electron microscope and atomic force microscope. The particles are of rod shapes having diameters from 50 to 80 nm and lengths varying within the range 0.4-0.7 mum. Pellets of these nanorods were irradiated by 48 MeV7Li3+ ions at different fluences in the range 1times1011-1times1014 ions/cm2 (with corresponding doses in the range 0.679-679 kGy) and their thermoluminescence (TL) properties have been studied. The TL glow curves are observed to have prominent peaks at around 588 K along with smaller one at around 410 K. The TL intensity of the former is found to increase with increasing the fluence, while that of the latter decreases. These behaviors are in contrast with those of the peaks induced by 137Cs gamma-rays. This modification in case of irradiation by ion beam has been attributed to the change in population of the luminescent/trapping centers due to the use of highly energetic ions. From these results, it is suggested that the nanorods of LiF:Mg,Cu,P might be used as detectors for mixed fields radiations such as space radiations.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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