title: Investigation of the ionisation density dependence of the glow curve characteristics of LIF:MG,TI (TLD-100).
abstract: The dependence of the shape of the glow curve of LiF:Mg,Ti (TLD-100) on ionisation density was investigated using irradiation with (90)Sr/(90)Y beta rays, 60 and 250 kVp X rays, various heavy-charged particles and 0.2 and 14 MeV neutrons. Special attention is focused on the properties of high-temperature thermoluminescence; specifically, the behaviour of the high-temperature ratio (HTR) of Peaks 7 and 8 as a function of batch and annealing protocol. The correlation of Peaks 7 and 8 with average linear-energy-transfer (LET) is also investigated. The HTR of Peak 7 is found to be independent of LET for values of LET approximately >30 keV microm(-1). The behaviour of the HTR of Peak 8 with LET is observed to be erratic, which suggests that applications using the HTR should separate the contributions of Peaks 7 and 8 using computerised glow curve deconvolution. The behaviour of the HTR following neutron irradiation is complex and not fully understood. The shape of composite Peak 5 is observed to be broader following high ionisation alpha particle irradiation, suggesting that the combined use of the HTR and the shape of Peak 5 could lead to improved ionisation density discrimination for particles of high LET.
authors.affiliation: Physics Department, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheva, Israel. yigal@bgu.ac.il
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Horowitz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Horowitz
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Oster
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marino
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Datz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Margaliot
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005459:Fluorides / Q000528:radiation effects*; D007477:Ions; D018020:Lithium Compounds / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013819:Thermoluminescent Dosimetry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D007477:Ions; D018020:Lithium Compounds; C027651:lithium fluoride; D005459:Fluorides