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A HEAT TREATMENT WHICH EXTENDS THE USABLE RANGE OF AgPO$sub 3$ GLASS DOSIMETERS

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4823316
A method of extending the usable range of AgPO/sub 3/ glass rod dosimeters by a post irradiation heat treatment was investigated. It was found that heating rods at 325 deg C for one hour clarified most of the radiation- induced darkening but did not greatly erase the fluorescent centers. Removal of the darkening allowed more efficient fluorometer readings to be made on rods exposed to more than 10/sup 5/ r. The net result was an extension of the useful range of the dosimeter by a factor of 25. The extension has a definite application in the glass dosimetry program. There had previously existed a region between the ranges of the AgPO/sub 3/ glass system and the cobalt glass system in which doses could not be adequately measured. The described clarification technique removes the uncertainty of dose measurements in this region. (auth)
Research Organization:
Los Alamos Scientific Lab., N. Mex.
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
NSA Number:
NSA-16-000333
OSTI ID:
4823316
Report Number(s):
LA-2575
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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