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High-efficiency thermoluminescent detectors for measuring the absorbed ionizing radiation dose in the environment

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A study has been conducted with the goal of comparing the characteristics of TLD-K detectors based on sodium silicate ceramics to the characteristics of monocrystalline lithium fluoride detectors that contain traces of titanium and magnesium (TLD-100), as well as anion-defected aluminum oxide (TLD-500), which are widely used in thermoluminescent dosimetry. Because they are soil-equivalent, SiO2 detectors are well suited for measuring the absorbed radiation dose in soils. The results of the comparison indicate that TLD-K detectors are preferable to LiF detectors in environmental applications due to the better uniformity of the detector sensitivity in a batch, the wider range of measurable doses, and the lower threshold in determining small doses.

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  1. Kemerovo State University, ul. Krasnaya 6, Kemerovo, 650043, Russia

    N. L. Aluker, J. M. Suzdaltseva & A. C. Dulepova

  2. Institute of Human Ecology, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leningradskii pr. 10, Kemerovo, 650065, Russia

    J. M. Suzdaltseva

  3. Pennsylvania State University, Walker Building, University Park 405a, State College, PA, 16802, United States

    M. Herrmann

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Original Russian Text © N.L. Aluker, J.M. Suzdaltseva, M. Herrmann, A.C. Dulepova, 2016, published in Pribory i Tekhnika Eksperimenta, 2016, No. 5, pp. 115–122.

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Aluker, N.L., Suzdaltseva, J.M., Herrmann, M. et al. High-efficiency thermoluminescent detectors for measuring the absorbed ionizing radiation dose in the environment. Instrum Exp Tech 59, 733–739 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S002044121605002X

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