title: Lithium carbonate Li 2 CO 3 as a material for thermal neutron fluence measurements.
abstract: A possibility to use the electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) signal of neutron-irradiated lithium carbonate for thermal neutron fluence measurements has been investigated. The following aspects of the system have been studied: peak-to-peak signal amplitude as a function of thermal neutron fluence, signal fading, signal repeatability, sample batch homogeneity, and zero-fluence response of the probes. It has been concluded that lithium carbonate can be used as a material sensitive to thermal neutron fluences.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, Apartado Postal 18-1027, Col. Escandón, CP 11801 México D.F., México.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Herrera
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ureña-Núñez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Delfín Loya
mesh_terms: D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D016651:Lithium Carbonate / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008422:Materials Testing / Q000379:methods*; D009502:Neutrons; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D016651:Lithium Carbonate