Li SH, Hsu PC, Liao CC, Weng PS. Study of stabilizing CaF2:Dy ultraviolet sensitivity by double annealing treatment.
HEALTH PHYSICS 2000;
78:507-510. [PMID:
10772023 DOI:
10.1097/00004032-200005000-00007]
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Abstract
The intrinsic thermoluminescent response to ultraviolet radiation of CaF2:Dy phosphor is enhanced by pre-irradiation high-temperature annealing treatment. The thermoluminescent response is stabilized by adding a medium temperature annealing treatment after the previous annealing. The experimental results show that the annealing treatment of 1 h 850 degrees C high-temperature annealing followed by 1 h 350 degrees C medium-temperature annealing is the optimum treatment to have high thermoluminescent response and good stability. The results also show that (1) the thermoluminescent response to 253.7 nm ultraviolet radiation is increased and stabilized, (2) the thermoluminescent sensitivity and glow curve distribution to 235.7 nm ultraviolet radiation are retained, and (3) the thermoluminescent response to 253.7 nm ultraviolet is linear from 3 to 1 x 10(3) Jm(-2), but there is no linear response with respect to 365 nm ultraviolet.
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