title: Strategy for finding new materials for ESR dosimeters
abstract: The right strategy for finding a new ESR dosimetric material sensitive to radiation is to follow the orthodox procedures used in the development of thermoluminescence dosimeters (TLD) and phosphorescence studies. Modern procedures used in materials sciences, such as computer calculation of molecular orbitals (MO), should be employed to estimate the ESR and optical properties of prospective materials. Radiation effects in lithium and magnesium sulfates and metal salts of organic acids, such as lithium and magnesium lactates, have been investigated in search for tissue-equivalent dosimeter with a large G value.
authors.affiliation: Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Japan. ikeya@ess.sci.osaka-u.ac.jp
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ikeya
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sasaoka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takaki
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yamanaka