Preliminary report on radiation-induced thermoluminescence in Climax Stock quartz monzonite | Zendy

R.W. Carlson | Zendy; Lyman A. Page | Zendy; L. Koons | Zendy; C.W. Sundbeck | Zendy

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Preliminary report on radiation-induced thermoluminescence in Climax Stock quartz monzonite

Author(s) -

R.W. Carlson,

Lyman A. Page,

L. Koons,

C.W. Sundbeck

Publication year - 1981

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Reports

DOI - 10.2172/59234

Subject(s) - quartz monzonite , thermoluminescence , quartz , irradiation , radiochemistry , mineralogy , materials science , nuclear chemistry , geology , chemistry , metallurgy , physics , nuclear physics , paleontology , pluton , tectonics

An examination has been made of the feasibility of using thermoluminescence (TL) for the self-dosimetry of the rock surrounding a canister of nuclear waste. The rock investigated was quartz monzonite from the Climax Stock, a granite intrusive at the Nevada Test Site. Samples of the rock were irradiated by {sup 60}Co to doses of 10{sup 3} to 10{sup 9} rads, then ground to a fine powder and read for TL response at a heating rate of 1{sup 0}C per second. Effects of total dose, thermal history after irradiation, grinding to a powder after irradiation, mineral composition, and powder grain size were investigated. All were found to be important, but with care, the use of TL in this manner appears promising

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