title: The response of a thermoluminescent dosimeter to low energy protons in the range 30-100 keV.
abstract: This study demonstrates the thermoluminescence (TL) response of CaF2:Tm (commercial name TLD-300) to 30-100 keV protons which were generated by means of a Cockcroft-Walton accelerator. The phenomenon in which the total thermoluminescent output from CaF2:Tm (TLD-300) decreases with proton energy from 30 to 100 keV (with increase of LET) can be interpreted by the track structure theory (TST). The analysis of the glow peaks: P2 (131 degrees C), P3 (153.5 degrees C) and P6 (259 degrees C), of TLD-300 show the oscillatory decreasing phenomenon as a function of incident proton energy, which can be interpreted with the TST and the oscillatory emission of electrons in a thermoluminescent dosimeter (TLD) that is caused by resonant or quasi-resonant charge transfer in ion-atom interactions in this TLD-300.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan. tcchu@mx.nthu.edu.tw
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D061766:Proton Therapy; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D013819:Thermoluminescent Dosimetry / Q000295:instrumentation; D014618:Vacuum; D011522:Protons
chemical_list: D011522:Protons