Thermoluminescence glow curves of CaF2: Dy crystals irradiated by soft X-rays

Applying a deconvolution of the thermoluminescence glow curves, parameters of single glow peaks of CaF2: Dy TLD 200 dosemeters irradiated by soft X-rays were determined. A dependence of the height ratio of low temperature (T≅393, 413 and 473 K) single peaks on energy of absorbed photons was measured in a region of 1–22.2 keV. Standard radionuclides109Cd,238Pu,55Fe and iodine laser produced aluminium plasma (Te∼500 eV) were used as soft X-ray sources. The ratios of the heights of different single peaks are discussed with respect to high local doses. The decreasing ratio of the heights of the first and third and/or second and third peak with increasing photon energy allows to determine reversely a mean photon energy of absorbed soft X-ray radiation.

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