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Thermoluminescence Studies of β and γ-Irradiated Geological Materials for Environment Monitoring

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In the present report, thermally stimulated luminescence (TSL) of quartz and limestone samples irradiated with β and γ-rays has been investigated. Herein the formation of trap depths and calculation of kinetic parameters of β and γ - irradiated quartz and limestone samples were studied through thermoluminescence (TL) glow curve analyses. The quartz and limestone samples were collected from various sites of Chhattisgarh (Patharia and Dalli-Rajhara mines). The collected raw samples were annealed at 400 °C. The phase formation of collected samples is confirmed by X-ray diffraction studies. The grain sizes of the samples are determined by using Debye-Scherrer formula. TL glow curves of the collected samples were recorded for various doses of β and γ-rays. Kinetic parameters such as order of kinetics frequency factor and trap depth were calculated by employing CGCD methods. A comparative study on the TL properties of the geological materials under β and γ-irradiation was done. The trap model analysis was executed to determine the nature of traps responsible for dominant TL peaks of β and γ-irradiated limestone and quartz samples.

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This paper is supported by the fund from the National Natural Science Foundation Research Project (41340045) also We (Dr. Ratnesh Tiwari and Dr. Angesh Chandra) are grateful to Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University for funding through collaborative research project under TEQIP phase – III file No. CSVTU/CRP/TEQIP-III/63 Date 05/09/2019.

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  1. Department of Environment, Faculty of Science, Jiamusi University, Jiamusi, 154007, China

    Gu Cheng-lin

  2. Department of Applied Physics; Bhilai Institute of Technology Raipur, Raipur, 493661, India

    Vikas Dubey & Ratnesh Tiwari

  3. Department of Applied Physics, Jabalpur Engineering College Jabalpur, Jabalpur, India

    Kamal Kumar Kushwah

  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bhilai Institute of Technology Raipur, Raipur, 493661, India

    Manish Kumar Mishra

  5. Department of Civil Engineering, Bhilai Institute of Technology Raipur, Raipur, 493661, India

    Ekta Pandey

  6. Department of Physics, Shri Shankaracharya Institute of Professional Management and Technology Raipur, Raipur, India

    Angesh Chandra

  7. Department of Physics, Govt. V.Y.T.PG. Auto. College, Durg, 491001, India

    Neha Dubey

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Cheng-lin, G., Dubey, V., Kushwah, K.K. et al. Thermoluminescence Studies of β and γ-Irradiated Geological Materials for Environment Monitoring. J Fluoresc 30, 819–825 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-020-02536-9

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