Radiation-induced modifications of point defects in quartz crystals and their application in radiation dosimetry |
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Authors: | Harish Bahadur |
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Institution: | National Physical Laboratory, Hillside Road, New Delhi 110012, India |
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Abstract: | Different types of impurity-related point defects in crystalline quartz are known to exhibit various spectroscopic signals. When exposed to ionizing radiations, these defect centers get modified and new species of point defects are formed. This paper presents a study and discussion of radiation-induced modification of point defects in natural as well as cultured quartz, with an emphasis to use this material for radiation dosimetry up to a range of a few Mrad. |
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Keywords: | Quartz crystals Radiation-induced defects Acoustic loss Resonance frequency shifts Radiation dosimetry |
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