Environmental radiation detection via thermoluminescence
Abstract
The method and apparatus of the present invention relate to cryogenically cooling a thermoluminescent material, exposing it to a low level of radiation (less than about 1 R) while it is at the cooled temperature, warming the thermoluminescent material to room temperature'' and counting the photons emitted during heating. Sufficient sensitivity is achieved without exposing the thermoluminescent material to ultraviolet light thereby simplifying the measurements.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6289347
- Patent Number(s):
- 5196704
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-766685
- Assignee:
- Battelle Memorial Inst., Richland, WA (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 27 Sep 1991
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSEMETERS; DESIGN; COOLING; CRYOGENICS; PHOTONS; RADIATION DOSES; SENSITIVITY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; BOSONS; DOSEMETERS; DOSES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; LUMINESCENCE; LUMINESCENT DOSEMETERS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; RADIATIONS; 440102* - Radiation Instrumentation- Radiation Dosemeters
Citation Formats
Miller, S D. Environmental radiation detection via thermoluminescence. United States: N. p., 1993.
Web.
Miller, S D. Environmental radiation detection via thermoluminescence. United States.
Miller, S D. Tue .
"Environmental radiation detection via thermoluminescence". United States.
@article{osti_6289347,
title = {Environmental radiation detection via thermoluminescence},
author = {Miller, S D},
abstractNote = {The method and apparatus of the present invention relate to cryogenically cooling a thermoluminescent material, exposing it to a low level of radiation (less than about 1 R) while it is at the cooled temperature, warming the thermoluminescent material to room temperature'' and counting the photons emitted during heating. Sufficient sensitivity is achieved without exposing the thermoluminescent material to ultraviolet light thereby simplifying the measurements.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Mar 23 00:00:00 EST 1993},
month = {Tue Mar 23 00:00:00 EST 1993}
}
Search for the full text at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Note: You will be redirected to the USPTO site, which may require a pop-up blocker to be deactivated to view the patent. If so, you will need to manually turn off your browser's pop-up blocker, typically found within the browser settings. (See DOE Patents FAQs for more information.)
Save to My Library
You must Sign In or Create an Account in order to save documents to your library.