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Analysis of read-out heating rate effects on the glow peaks of TLD-100 using WinGCF software

Journal Article · · AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4940085· OSTI ID:22494539
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  1. Physics Section, School of Distance Education, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Penang (Malaysia)
  2. School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Penang (Malaysia)

This study was done to analyze the effects of the read-out heating rate on the LiF:Mg,Ti (TLD-100) thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLD) glow peaks using WinGCF computer software. The TLDs were exposed to X-ray photons with a potential difference of 72 kVp and 200 mAs in air and were read-out using a Harshaw 3500 TLD reader. The TLDs were read-out using four read-out heating rates at 10, 7, 4 and 1 °C s{sup −1}. It was observed that lowering the heating rate could separate more glow peaks. The activation energy for peak 5 was found to be lower than that for peak 4. The peak maximum temperature and the integral value of the main peak decreased as the heating rate decreases.

OSTI ID:
22494539
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 1704; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English