title: Preparation and investigation of thermoluminescence properties of CaSO4:Tm,Cu.
abstract: A new sort of thermoluminescent phosphor has been developed with the purpose of enlarging the range of linear dose-response. The thermoluminescence properties of CaSO(4):Tm,Cu, prepared according to our method, were studied in the dose range of 0.5 Gy-125.0 kGy. The results of the present work show that the CaSO(4):Tm,Cu is an excellent new dosimetric material due to its relatively simple glow curve, as a consequence of its simple trap system. Several applications are possible in dosimetry due to its wide range of linearity (2 x 10(-6) to 2 x 10(3) Gy), from environmental and space dosimetry to accidental and high-dose irradiation, e.g. gamma irradiation facilities, electron accelerators, nuclear power plants, radiotherapy, medical physics, and so on.
authors.affiliation: SOMOS Environmental Protection Ltd, Jókai Mór Street 42, H-1223 Budapest, Hungary. ikasa@mail.bme.hu
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kása
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chobola
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mell
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Szakács
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kerekes
mesh_terms: D002133:Calcium Sulfate / Q000737:chemistry*; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D010758:Phosphorus; D013819:Thermoluminescent Dosimetry / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013932:Thulium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D010758:Phosphorus; D003300:Copper; D013932:Thulium; D002133:Calcium Sulfate