We present the characteristics of the thermoluminescence (TL) response of Ge-doped optical fibers with various energies and exposures of photon irradiation.To investigate the Ge-doped SiO2 as an efficient TL material,...We present the characteristics of the thermoluminescence (TL) response of Ge-doped optical fibers with various energies and exposures of photon irradiation.To investigate the Ge-doped SiO2 as an efficient TL material,the TL responses are compared with commercially available standard TLD100 media.The Ge-doped optical fiber and TLD100 are placed in gelatin capsules and irradiated with x-ray using a Toshiba model KXO-15R x-ray generator.The Ge-doped fiber and TLD-100 show linear response as a function of current and time using x-ray photon of energy 60,80 and l00kV.When irradiated with 60,80 and l00kV x-ray energy at various currents (mA ),tube distance (cm) and exposure time (second) ranges,TLD100 media provide a TL yield up to two times that of Ge-doped fibers.The energy response of the Ge-doped fibers is linear and similar over the 60-l00 kVenergy range,and its sensitivity is 0.39±0.05 of the TLD100 media.The glow curves of TLD 100 and doped optical fiber are also compared.展开更多
基金Supported by the Ministry of Higher Education(MOHE)of Malaysia under Grant No Q.J130000.7126.00J66Universiti Teknologi Malaysia(UTM).
文摘We present the characteristics of the thermoluminescence (TL) response of Ge-doped optical fibers with various energies and exposures of photon irradiation.To investigate the Ge-doped SiO2 as an efficient TL material,the TL responses are compared with commercially available standard TLD100 media.The Ge-doped optical fiber and TLD100 are placed in gelatin capsules and irradiated with x-ray using a Toshiba model KXO-15R x-ray generator.The Ge-doped fiber and TLD-100 show linear response as a function of current and time using x-ray photon of energy 60,80 and l00kV.When irradiated with 60,80 and l00kV x-ray energy at various currents (mA ),tube distance (cm) and exposure time (second) ranges,TLD100 media provide a TL yield up to two times that of Ge-doped fibers.The energy response of the Ge-doped fibers is linear and similar over the 60-l00 kVenergy range,and its sensitivity is 0.39±0.05 of the TLD100 media.The glow curves of TLD 100 and doped optical fiber are also compared.
