Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1880549 | Radiation Measurements | 2014 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Doped Calcium fluoride (CaF2) is a well known dosimetric material used for measurement of ionizing radiation. In the literature we can find several synthetic routes to prepare this materials, however the majority of the methods present disadvantages such as long time for preparation, use of hazardous materials or crystal growth infrastructure. In order to overcome these problems, in this paper we present a simple wet chemical process by which calcium fluoride doped with thulium was fabricated. The crystal structure and particle size of the synthesized material was characterized by x-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) respectively. The thermoluminesce response for samples irradiated with 60Co gamma radiation showed a linear response up to 10Â kGy. Additionally, the TL emission spectra shows spectroscopic emission lines characteristic of Tm3+, where the relative intensity of each line depend on the fabrication parameters.
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Authors
Daniel A.A. Vasconcelos, VinÃcius S.M. Barros, Helen J. Khoury, Walter M. Azevedo, Viviane K. Asfora, Pedro L. Guzzo,