LiMgPO4:Tb,B – A new sensitive OSL phosphor for dosimetry

Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) technique has emerged as a serious competitor to Thermally Stimulated Luminescence (TSL) technique in various dosimetric applications, especially after the development of crystalline alumina (Al2O3:C) doped with carbon. Since then, several attempts are being m...

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Published in:Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms Beam interactions with materials and atoms, 2011-08, Vol.269 (16), p.1844-1848
Main Authors: Dhabekar, Bhushan, Menon, S.N., Alagu Raja, E., Bakshi, A.K., Singh, A.K., Chougaonkar, M.P., Mayya, Y.S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Carbon
Dosimeters
Emission
Fading
Linearity
Luminescence
Operating temperature
Phosphors
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Summary:Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) technique has emerged as a serious competitor to Thermally Stimulated Luminescence (TSL) technique in various dosimetric applications, especially after the development of crystalline alumina (Al2O3:C) doped with carbon. Since then, several attempts are being made to develop other possible materials for OSL based dosimetric applications. Efforts conducted in our laboratory in this direction have led to the development of a new phosphor, Lithium Magnesium Phosphate doped with terbium and boron (LiMgPO4:Tb,B). This phosphor is prepared by solid-state diffusion method involving conventional air furnaces with operating temperature 1000 degree C and easily amenable to large scale production without compromising primary dosimetric advantages. In this work we present some of the dosimetric OSL characteristics of this phosphor. The phosphor exhibits a main TSL peak at 250 degree C. The phosphor also emits OSL, when the irradiated phosphor is stimulated with 470nm light with the OSL sensitivity 1.3 times that of commercially available Al2O3:C. Photoluminescence (PL) emission spectrum consists of sharp lines characteristics of Tb3+ emission. The OSL discs made out of this phosphor are reusable up to at least 50 cycles, the phosphor exhibits dose linearity up to 1kGy. Minimum detectable dose is found to be 20 mu Gy and fading of the OSL signal is found to be about 16% in four days, after which the OSL signal stabilizes.
ISSN:0168-583X
DOI:10.1016/j.nimb.2011.05.001