Effect of the Cu co-activator on the charge-carrier trapping efficiency in CaSO4:Tm,Cu |
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| Institution: | 1. Centre for Energy Research, Radiation Safety Laboratory, P.O. Box 49, H-1121 Budapest, Hungary;2. SOMOS Environmental Protection Ltd., Jókai Mór Street 42, H-1223 Budapest, Hungary;3. SSNS Institute for Expert Services, P.O. Box 710/3, H-1399 Budapest, Hungary;1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan;2. Department of Materials Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei 243, Taiwan |
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| Abstract: | Rare earth doped CaSO4 materials are well known thermoluminescent dosimeters with friendly properties. They are used in the practice for a long while. New phosphors based on CaSO4:Tm were synthesized using a modified preparation method for adding Cu as co-dopant. The produced materials have several favorable new characteristics. Larger linear dose response range, simpler glow-curve structure and a small diminution in the sensitivity are the consequences of the copper addition. Trapping efficiency of samples containing different amounts of Tm and Cu was investigated as the function of the composition using a consecutive RL/TL measuring technique. It was cleared up that the Cu addition, depending on its amount, reduced this value. This plays the main role in the sensitivity loss and forms one of the factors in the explanation of the linear dose range widening. |
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| Keywords: | Thermoluminescence Radioluminescence Calcium-sulfate Co-doped Trapping efficiency |
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