Open AccessPreliminary report on radiation-induced thermoluminescence in Climax Stock quartz monzonite
Author(s) -
R.W. Carlson,
Leigh 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