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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:
 [1]
  1. Schenectady, NY
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory (KAPL), Niskayuna, NY (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
865624
Patent Number(s):
4546259
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
DOE Contract Number:  
AC12-76SN00052
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
thermoluminescence; dosimeter; rate; decline; sensitivity; subsequent; heating; disclosed; detector; crystal; glass; enclosure; located; air; tight; filled; super; dry; inert; fill; gas; nonreactive; heated; selected; consisting; nitrogen; argon; suitable; admixed; 25; percent; helium; consists; essentially; calcium; fluoride; preferably; contained; subatmospheric; pressure; preferably contain; fill gas; atmospheric pressure; consists essentially; subatmospheric pressure; calcium fluoride; detector crystal; thermoluminescence dosimeter; /250/

Citation Formats

Zendle, Robert. Thermoluminescence dosimeter. United States: N. p., 1985. Web.
Zendle, Robert. Thermoluminescence dosimeter. United States.
Zendle, Robert. Tue . "Thermoluminescence dosimeter". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865624.
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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.},
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