Effects of different types of nuclear radiations on optically stimulated luminescence

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the effects of different nuclear radiation fields on an optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dosimeter using Al 2 O 3 :C material. The Al 2 O 3 :C material was exposed to α - and β -particles and γ -photons, and the luminescence signals were measured by stimulation with a blue light emitting diode. It is concluded that the OSL technique is suitable for obtaining an adequate blue light stimulated luminescence signal in α , β , and γ radiation fields, and if the source activity was low, the statistical distributions were large.