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Optically stimulated luminescence decay and dosimetric properties of cerium‐doped potassium sulfate phosphor
Author(s) -
Majgier Renata,
Tsvirko Mikhail,
Mandowski Arkadiusz
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
luminescence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1522-7243
pISSN - 1522-7235
DOI - 10.1002/bio.4036
Subject(s) - optically stimulated luminescence , luminescence , phosphor , materials science , irradiation , ionizing radiation , doping , cerium , dosimetry , analytical chemistry (journal) , radiation , radiochemistry , optoelectronics , optics , mineralogy , chemistry , nuclear medicine , physics , medicine , chromatography , nuclear physics , metallurgy
Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) is used for dating in archaeology and geology, and in dosimetry of ionizing radiation. Some crystalline wide band‐gap insulators may be used as OSL radiation detectors. Recently it was found that cerium‐doped potassium sulfate crystals have promising luminescence properties. This paper presents some OSL properties of K 2 SO 4 :Ce crystals that were prepared in the form of pellets. The crystals exhibited a strong luminescence signal, good measurement repeatability, and high sensitivity for ionizing radiation. Best results were obtained after annealing at 1000°C. Dose‐dependence characteristics were determined in the range 10 mGy to 11.2 Gy. OSL decay curves consisted of several components. Fast and slow OSL components of the phosphor had different properties. The slow component was quite stable and obeyed power law dependence. It decayed in the 55 days after irradiation. Its luminescence properties depended on sample preparation and the storage time after irradiation.