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Title: Thermoluminescence dosimeter

Abstract

A thermoluminescence dosimeter having a very small rate of decline of sensitivity during subsequent uses after heating is disclosed. The dosimeter includes a detector crystal and a glass enclosure in which the detector crystal is located. The glass enclosure is air tight and is filled with a super dry inert fill gas. The inert fill gas is nonreactive with the detector crystal when the detector crystal is heated to thermoluminescence. The fill gas is selected from the group consisting of air, nitrogen, and argon, suitable admixed with 5 to 25 percent helium. The detector crystal consists essentially of calcium fluoride. The fill gas is preferably contained at a subatmospheric pressure in the glass enclosure.

Inventors:
Issue Date:
OSTI Identifier:
6822097
Application Number:
ON: DE84014247
Assignee:
Dept. of Energy
DOE Contract Number:  
AC12-76SN00052
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSEMETERS; DESIGN; AIR; ARGON; CALCIUM FLUORIDES; CRYSTALS; HELIUM; MANGANESE ADDITIONS; NITROGEN; ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS; ALLOYS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM HALIDES; DOSEMETERS; ELEMENTS; FLUIDS; FLUORIDES; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; GASES; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; LUMINESCENT DOSEMETERS; MANGANESE ALLOYS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NONMETALS; RARE GASES; 440102* - Radiation Instrumentation- Radiation Dosemeters

Citation Formats

Zendle, R. Thermoluminescence dosimeter. United States: N. p., 1983. Web.
Zendle, R. Thermoluminescence dosimeter. United States.
Zendle, R. Thu . "Thermoluminescence dosimeter". United States.
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title = {Thermoluminescence dosimeter},
author = {Zendle, R},
abstractNote = {A thermoluminescence dosimeter having a very small rate of decline of sensitivity during subsequent uses after heating is disclosed. The dosimeter includes a detector crystal and a glass enclosure in which the detector crystal is located. The glass enclosure is air tight and is filled with a super dry inert fill gas. The inert fill gas is nonreactive with the detector crystal when the detector crystal is heated to thermoluminescence. The fill gas is selected from the group consisting of air, nitrogen, and argon, suitable admixed with 5 to 25 percent helium. The detector crystal consists essentially of calcium fluoride. The fill gas is preferably contained at a subatmospheric pressure in the glass enclosure.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1983},
month = {11}
}

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