Unravelling the impact of unusual heating rate, dose-response and trap parameters on the thermoluminescence of Sm3+ activated GdAl3(BO3)4 phosphors exposed to beta particle irradiation

Souadi G., Kaynar Ü. H., Sonsuz M., AKÇA ÖZALP S., AYVACIKLI M., TOPAKSU M., ...Daha Fazla

Radiation Physics and Chemistry, cilt.213, 2023 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 213
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2023.111211
  • Dergi Adı: Radiation Physics and Chemistry
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Aerospace Database, Chemical Abstracts Core, Chimica, Communication Abstracts, Compendex, INSPEC, Metadex, Pollution Abstracts, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Thermoluminescence, Unusual heating rate, Linearity
  • Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The thermoluminescence of GdAl3(BO3)4 (GAB) doped with various concentrations of Sm3+ (i.e. from 0.5 to 7 wt%), prepared by gel combustion, was studied. TL glow peaks at 78 °C and 225 °C are observed. The intensity of the glow peak at 225 °C increased with a faster heating rate. To gain insight into the trap activation energies, the methods of Hoogenstraaten and Booth-Bohun-Parfianovitch were used, where the calculated activation energies are 0.57 eV and 0.60 eV for Peak I and 1.69 eV and 1.71 eV for Peak II respectively. The dose-response of GAB:0.5 wt%Sm3+ demonstrates robust linearity up to 40 Gy, with a strong correlation coefficient of 0.999. Both TM-Tstop combined with the Initial Rise (IR) and Computerized Glow Curve Deconvolution (CGCD) techniques were employed, which revealed six overlapping glow peaks beneath the main peaks. Additionally, the results suggest that the TL signal can be efficiently exploited for radiation dosimetry applications.