title: Response of LiF:Mg,Ti to low energy carbon and oxygen ions.
abstract: The extended track interaction model (ETIM) has been formulated to explain the TL-fluence response for peak 5 to heavy ions using radial dose distributions produced by the ions in LiF and their luminescent centre occupation probability distributions. In this work, an experimental study of the TLD-100 fluence response to carbon and oxygen ions and its interpretation in terms of a Monte Carlo simulation of ETIM applied to peak 5 are presented. Irradiations were performed with 7.34 and 10.3 MeV 12C and 8.34 MeV 16O ions in the fluence interval between 2 x 10(7) and 2 x 10(11) cm(-2). Individual glow curve responses show the expected increase of supralinearity as the peak temperature increases. Data for peak 5 show a weak dependence with energy. These latter results are difficult to understand when one considers the differences in the expected radial occupancies for different ion energies.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Física, UNAM, A.P. 20-364, 01000 México DF, Mexico. mercedes@fisica.unam.mx
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Villafuerte
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Avila
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Buenfil
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gamboa-deBuen
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Brandan
mesh_terms: D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005459:Fluorides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D007477:Ions; D018499:Linear Energy Transfer; D018020:Lithium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008274:Magnesium / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects; D008956:Models, Chemical; D010100:Oxygen / Q000032:analysis*; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013819:Thermoluminescent Dosimetry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects
chemical_list: D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D007477:Ions; D018020:Lithium Compounds; C027651:lithium fluoride; D014025:Titanium; D008274:Magnesium; D005459:Fluorides; D010100:Oxygen