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Thermoluminescence characteristics of neodymium-doped silicon dioxide optical fibers subjected to X-ray

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In this article, we investigate thermoluminescence properties of Nd3+ doped silicon dioxide optical fiber. The samples were exposed to 10 MV X-ray using a linear accelerator. The optical fiber was read out using Harshaw 3500 TLD reader. Nd-doped optical fiber displays a linear TL response for the absorbed dose. The sensitivity of Nd-doped optical fiber is 82.87 nC. mg–1 Gy–1, which is more sensitive to the other types of optical fiber. Nd+3-doped optical fiber displays clear single glow peak around 180°C. The peak shape method analysis reveals that the peaks obey general order kinetics. The activation energy of Nd-doped optical fiber is found to be nearly 0.5 eV less than TLD-100 (1.6 eV). Z eff of neodymium-doped silicon dioxide optical fiber is 13.48 that is near to the human bone. All of these TL characteristics indicate that Nd107-doped optical fiber as a potential TL dosimeter, for measuring photon irradiation.

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  1. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, 81310, Johor, Malaysia

    Azadeh Refaei, H. Wagiran & M. A. Saeed

  2. Department of Physics, Rabigh College of Science and Arts, King Abdulaziz University, Post Box 344, Rabigh, 21911, Saudi Arabia

    I. Hossain

  3. Department of Physics, Shahr-e-Qods Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

    Azadeh Refaei

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Refaei, A., Wagiran, H., Saeed, M.A. et al. Thermoluminescence characteristics of neodymium-doped silicon dioxide optical fibers subjected to X-ray. High Energy Chem 50, 235–239 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0018143916040032

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