Rhyolite as a Naturally Sustainable Thermoluminescence Material for Dose Assessment Applications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
3. Results and Discussions
3.1. Structural Analysis (XRD and FTIR)
3.2. Glow Curves
3.3. The Effect of Heating Rate
3.4. Dose Response
3.5. Thermal Fading
3.6. Reproducibility
3.7. Minimum Detectable Dose (MDD)
3.8. Kinetic Parameters Determination
3.8.1. Repeated Initial Rise (RIR) Method
3.8.2. Computerized Glow Curve Deconvolution (CGCD) Method
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Peak Number | Peak Temperature | RIR Method | CGCD Method | ||
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(°C) | E (eV) | E (eV) | s (s−1) | b | |
1 | 142 | 0.77 ± 0.01 | 0.78 ± 0.02 | 4.60 × 108 | 1.07 |
2 | 176 | 0.86 ± 0.01 | 0.87 ± 0.02 | 8.29 × 108 | 1.41 |
3 | 221 | 1.01 ± 0.01 | 1.02 ± 0.05 | 3.02 × 109 | 2.04 |
4 | 298 | 0.99 ± 0.00 | 0.98 ± 0.01 | 4.46 × 107 | 1.66 |
5 | 355 | 1.78 ± 0.01 | 1.76 ± 0.02 | 2.00 × 1013 | 2.02 |
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Salama, E.; Aloraini, D.A.; El-Khateeb, S.A.; Moustafa, M. Rhyolite as a Naturally Sustainable Thermoluminescence Material for Dose Assessment Applications. Sustainability 2022, 14, 6918. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14116918
Salama E, Aloraini DA, El-Khateeb SA, Moustafa M. Rhyolite as a Naturally Sustainable Thermoluminescence Material for Dose Assessment Applications. Sustainability. 2022; 14(11):6918. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14116918
Chicago/Turabian StyleSalama, Elsayed, Dalal A. Aloraini, Sara A. El-Khateeb, and Mohamed Moustafa. 2022. "Rhyolite as a Naturally Sustainable Thermoluminescence Material for Dose Assessment Applications" Sustainability 14, no. 11: 6918. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14116918