Initial TL/OSL/EPR considerations for commercial diatomaceous earth in retrospective dosimetry and dating

Hayes, Robert B.; O'Mara, Ryan; Hooper, David A.

doi:10.1093/rpd/ncz013

Title: Initial TL/OSL/EPR considerations for commercial diatomaceous earth in retrospective dosimetry and dating

Abstract

Diatomaceous earth is found in various locations around the planet. It is caused by the deposited exoskeleton material formed by the death of large concentrated populations of diatoms. The exoskeleton is effectively pure silicate and as such becomes a prospective material for retrospective dosimetry and dating. This work studied the thermoluminescence (TL) and optically stimulated luminescence properties of commercially obtained diatomaceous earth. The material was not found to have useful dosimetric properties with conventional TL methodologies but did provide large dose estimates using the Single Aliquot Regeneration technique on some subset samples. These results for organic silicate did imply some mechanisms explaining the sensitization process in geological silicate materials utilized in dosimetry and dating. Electron paramagnetic resonance was identified as a potential future method for evaluating this material as it revealed unique signal components not found in igneous or commercially produced silicates.

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Hayes, Robert B. ^[1]; O'Mara, Ryan ^[2];

^[3]

North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Publication Date:: Tue Feb 26 00:00:00 EST 2019

Research Org.:: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation

OSTI Identifier:: 1507841

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 185; Journal Issue: 3; Journal ID: ISSN 0144-8420

Publisher:: Oxford University Press

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 58 GEOSCIENCES; 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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                    Hayes, Robert B., O'Mara, Ryan, and Hooper, David A. Initial TL/OSL/EPR considerations for commercial diatomaceous earth in retrospective dosimetry and dating.  United States: N. p., 2019. 
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                    Hayes, Robert B., O'Mara, Ryan, & Hooper, David A. Initial TL/OSL/EPR considerations for commercial diatomaceous earth in retrospective dosimetry and dating.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncz013

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@article{osti_1507841,

  title        = {Initial TL/OSL/EPR considerations for commercial diatomaceous earth in retrospective dosimetry and dating},

  author       = {Hayes, Robert B. and O'Mara, Ryan and Hooper, David A.},

  abstractNote = {Diatomaceous earth is found in various locations around the planet. It is caused by the deposited exoskeleton material formed by the death of large concentrated populations of diatoms. The exoskeleton is effectively pure silicate and as such becomes a prospective material for retrospective dosimetry and dating. This work studied the thermoluminescence (TL) and optically stimulated luminescence properties of commercially obtained diatomaceous earth. The material was not found to have useful dosimetric properties with conventional TL methodologies but did provide large dose estimates using the Single Aliquot Regeneration technique on some subset samples. These results for organic silicate did imply some mechanisms explaining the sensitization process in geological silicate materials utilized in dosimetry and dating. Electron paramagnetic resonance was identified as a potential future method for evaluating this material as it revealed unique signal components not found in igneous or commercially produced silicates.},

  doi          = {10.1093/rpd/ncz013},

  journal      = {Radiation Protection Dosimetry},

  number       = 3,

  volume       = 185,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Tue Feb 26 00:00:00 EST 2019},

  month        = {Tue Feb 26 00:00:00 EST 2019}

}

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