Numerical and Practical Exercises in Thermoluminescence

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxii

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2. Expressions for Evaluating the Kinetic Parameters

   Pages 1-22

3. Analysis of Thermoluminescence Data

   Pages 23-78

4. Simple TL Models

   Pages 79-119

5. TL Dose Response Models

   Pages 120-143

6. Miscellaneous Applications of Thermoluminescence

   Pages 144-181

7. Back Matter

   Pages 182-208

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Thermoluminescence (TL) is a well-established technique widely used in do- metric and dating applications. Although several excellent reference books exist which document both the t- oretical and experimental aspects of TL, there is a general lack of books that deal withspeci?cnumericalandpracticalaspectsofanalyzingTLdata. Manytimesthe practicaldetailsofanalyzingnumericalTLglowcurvesandofapplyingtheoretical models are dif?cult to ?nd in the published literature. The purpose of this book is to provide a practical guide for both established researchers and for new graduate students entering the ?eld of TL and is intended to be used in conjunction with and as a practical supplement of standard textbooks in the ?eld. Chapter1laysthemathematicalgroundworkforsubsequentchaptersbyprese- ingthefundamentalmathematicalexpressionsmostcommonlyusedforanalyzing experimental TL data. Chapter2presentscomprehensiveexamplesofTLdataanalysisforglowcurves following ?rst-, second-, and general-order kinetics. Detailed analysis of num- ical data is presented by using a variety of methods found in the TL literature, with particular emphasis in the practical aspects and pitfalls that researchers may encounter. Special emphasis is placed on the need to use several different me- ods to analyze the same TL data, as well as on the necessity to analyze glow curves obtained under different experimental conditions. Unfortunately, the lit- ature contains many published papers that claim a speci?c kinetic order for a TL peak in a dosimetric material, based only on a peak shape analysis. It is hoped that the detailed examples provided in Chapter 2 will encourage more comprehensive studies of TL properties of materials, based on the simultaneous use of several different methods of analysis.

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• Department of Physics, McDaniel College, Westminster, USA

  Vasilis Pagonis

• Nuclear Physics Laboratory, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

  George Kitis

• Department of Physics, University of Rome, La Sapienza, Rome, Italy

  Claudio Furetta

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