title: The effects of ionisation density on the glow curve structure of LiF:Mg,Ti (TLD-100): the behaviour of composite glow peak 5 in 'slow-cooled' material.
abstract: The effects of ionisation density on the structure of the glow curve of LiF:Mg,Ti (TLD-100) are briefly reviewed and discussed within the framework of the spatially correlated TC/LC model and localised recombination. The effects of 'slow-cooling' on the structure of composite peak 5 following low-ionisation density beta/gamma irradiation are described and analysed in both 'slow-cooled' and 'normally cooled' samples. It is demonstrated that 'slow-cooling' using a cooling rate of 30 degrees C h(-1) increases the relative intensity of glow peak 5a to composite glow peak 5 from approximately 0.1 to approximately 2, thereby greatly improving the precision of measurement of the ratio 5a/5. The improved precision removes a hurdle impeding the development of the ionisation density discrimination properties of the peak 5a/5 nanodosimeter.
authors.affiliation: Physics Department, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheva, Israel. yigal@bgumail.bgu.ac.il
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fuks
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Horowitz
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Oster
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Belaish
authors.forename: B Ben
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Shahar
mesh_terms: D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005459:Fluorides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D007477:Ions; D018020:Lithium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008274:Magnesium / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects; D009502:Neutrons; 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: D007477:Ions; D018020:Lithium Compounds; C027651:lithium fluoride; D014025:Titanium; D008274:Magnesium; D005459:Fluorides