Thermoluminescence studies of Nd doped Bi4Ge3O12 crystals irradiated by UV and beta sources

Thermoluminescence spectra of Tm doped ZnB2O4 phosphor prepared via a wet-chemical synthesis

In this paper we describe the thermoluminescence (TL) characteristics of 0.8 mol% Tm³⁺ doped ZnB₂O₄phosphors prepared by a wet-chemical method. The TL glow curves of the phosphor sample consisted of three peaks located at 181 °C, 213 °C and 351 °C. The glow peak TL temperature (T_m) at which the TL glow peak occurs shifts toward the higher temperature side whilst the heating ramp rate increases and also the peak TL intensity (I_m) decreases. The TL glow curves are characterized by evaluating various dosimetric characteristics of scrutinized samples. The T_m-T_stopinvestigations on regenerated TL signals revealed that there are five different traps in the phosphor with energy values in the range of 0.61-1.71 eV. The dose responses increased in a linear way for 3 peaks with the beta-ray exposure in the dose range of 0.11-60 Gy. The process of applying 10 Gy dose was repeated for ten successive irradiation cycles to check reproducibility and the maximum variation was found to be less than 1% from the average value. These results provide valuable knowledge for use of the characteristics of T_m doped ZnB₂O₄ in dosimetry research.