title: Optically stimulated luminescence in doped NaF.
abstract: OSL in doped NaF is studied. Study shows that NaF:Mg,Cu,P phosphor possess good OSL properties having sensitivity comparable to that of commercially available Al2O3:C (Landauer Inc.). For the luminescence averaged over 3s the obtained OSL is 37% of that commercial available Al2O3:C. Of the several phosphors investigated, phosphor with impurities concentration Mg(0.01mol%), Cu(0.2mol%), P(1mol%) shows good OSL sensitivity good linearity in the 10mGy to 1Gy dose range and negligible fading. This sample shows a intense single TL peak around 350°C which gets depleted by 14% after the OSL readout. This imply that maximum OSL is coming from deep traps giving stability to the signal. The ease of preparation along with other good OSL properties will make this phosphor suitable for radiation dosimetry applications using OSL.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Science, R.T. Road, Civil Lines, Nagpur, India.
authors.forename: S U
authors.initials: SU
authors.lastname: Gaikwad
authors.affiliation: Institute of Science, R.T. Road, Civil Lines, Nagpur, India. Electronic address: rvapatil@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.affiliation: Radiological Physics and Advisory Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
authors.affiliation: Ex-D.S.T Fellow, C/o RPAD, BARC, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Bhatt
authors.affiliation: R.T.M. Nagpur University, Nagpur, India.
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Moharil
keywords: OSL; Photoluminescence; Sodium fluoride; Thermoluminescence