Recently, α-Al2O3：C crystal with highly sensitive thermoluminescence （TL） and optically stimulated luminescence （OSL） has been successfully grown by the temperature gradient technique. This paper investigates th...Recently, α-Al2O3：C crystal with highly sensitive thermoluminescence （TL） and optically stimulated luminescence （OSL） has been successfully grown by the temperature gradient technique. This paper investigates the heating rate dependence of TL sensitivity, light-induced fading of TL signals and thermal stability of OSL of α-Al2O3：C crystals. As the heating rate increases, the integral TL response decreases and the dosimetric glow peak shifts to higher temperatures in α-Al2O3：C crystals. Light-induced fading of TL increases with the irradiation dose, and TL response decreases as the exposure time increases, especially in the first 15 minutes. With the increasing intensity of the exposure light, the TL fading of α-Al2O3：C crystal increases sharply. The OSL response of as-grown α-Al2O3：C crystal is quite stable below 373 K and decreases sharply for higher temperatures.展开更多
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文摘Recently, α-Al2O3：C crystal with highly sensitive thermoluminescence （TL） and optically stimulated luminescence （OSL） has been successfully grown by the temperature gradient technique. This paper investigates the heating rate dependence of TL sensitivity, light-induced fading of TL signals and thermal stability of OSL of α-Al2O3：C crystals. As the heating rate increases, the integral TL response decreases and the dosimetric glow peak shifts to higher temperatures in α-Al2O3：C crystals. Light-induced fading of TL increases with the irradiation dose, and TL response decreases as the exposure time increases, especially in the first 15 minutes. With the increasing intensity of the exposure light, the TL fading of α-Al2O3：C crystal increases sharply. The OSL response of as-grown α-Al2O3：C crystal is quite stable below 373 K and decreases sharply for higher temperatures.
