Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5403679 | Journal of Luminescence | 2008 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Diopside, a natural silicate mineral of formula CaMgSi2O6, has been investigated concerning its thermoluminescence (TL) and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) properties. Glow curves and TL vs. γ-dose were obtained irradiating natural samples to additional dose varying from 50 to 10,000 Gy. Except for a 410 °C peak found in the Al-doped artificial diopside, all the other peaks grow linearly with radiation dose, but saturate beyond â¼1 kGy. To investigate high-temperature effect before irradiation, measurements of TL intensity in samples annealed at 500-900 °C and then irradiated to 1 kGy γ-dose were carried out. Also the TL emission spectrum has been obtained. To compare with natural diopside, a synthetic pure polycrystal was produced and further those doped with iron, aluminum and manganese were also produced.
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Authors
N.F. Cano, J.M. Yauri, S. Watanabe, J.C.R. Mittani, A.R. Blak,