Theoretical modelling of experimental diagnostic procedures employed during pre-dose dosimetry of quartz.
The pre-dose technique in thermoluminescence (TL) is used for dating archaeological ceramics and for accident dosimetry. During routine applications of this technique, the sensitisation of the quartz samples is measured as a function of the annealing temperature, yielding the so-called thermal activation characteristic (TAC). The measurement of multiple TACs and the study of the effect of UV-radiation on the TL sensitivity of quartz are important analytical and diagnostic tools. In this paper, it is shown that a modified Zimmerman model for quartz can successfully model the experimental steps undertaken during a measurement of multiple TACs.
Pagonis
Vasilis
V
Physics Department, McDaniel College, Westminster, MD 21158, USA. vpagonis@mcdaniel.edu
Chen
Reuven
R
Kitis
George
G
D000465:Algorithms; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D008956:Models, Chemical; D011791:Quartz / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013819:Thermoluminescent Dosimetry / Q000379:methods*
D011791:Quartz