title: High-level gamma dosimetry using phototransferred thermoluminescence in quartz.
abstract: Phototransferred thermoluminescence (PTTL) in natural quartz, separated from sand, has been studied for its application in high-level gamma dosimetry. The paper reports dose-vs.-PTTL response of 110 degrees C and 180 degrees C peaks in the dose range of 10 Gy to 6 kGy. Using this method, the dose rate delivered to the sewage sludge during irradiation at SHRI facility, Vadodara, India, was estimated to be 0.35 +/- 0.02 kGy/h.
authors.affiliation: Radiation Technology Development Section, HIRUP, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, India. sunsab@magnum.barc.ernet.in
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Benny
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Bhatt
mesh_terms: D005720:Gamma Rays; D007194:India; D011791:Quartz; D011850:Radioactive Waste / Q000032:analysis; D012722:Sewage / Q000032:analysis; D013816:Thermodynamics; D013819:Thermoluminescent Dosimetry
chemical_list: D011850:Radioactive Waste; D012722:Sewage; D011791:Quartz