A Course in Luminescence Measurements and Analyses for Radiation Dosimetry
by
Stephen W.S. McKeever Stillwater, US
This edition first published 2022
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: McKeever, S. W. S., 1950 - author.
Title: A course in luminescence measurements and analyses for radiation dosimetry / by Stephen W. McKeever.
Description: Chichester, John Wiley & Sons, 2022. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2022000515 (print) | LCCN 2022000516 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119646891 (hardback) | ISBN 9781119646914 (pdf) | ISBN 9781119646921 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: Luminescence. | Radiation dosimetry. | Radiation-Measurement.
Classification: LCC QC476.5. M35 2022 (print) | LCC QC476.5(ebook) | DDC 535/.35--dc2 3/eng20220218
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022000515 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022000516
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To Claire, Declan, James and Lydia
Contents
1 Cover
5 Preface
9 Part I Theory, Models, and Simulations1 Introduction1.1 How Did We Get Here?1.2 Introductory Concepts for TL, OSL, and RPL1.2.1 Equilibrium and Metastable States1.2.2 Fermi-Dirac Statistics1.2.3 Related Processes1.3 Brief Overview of Modern Applications in Radiation Dosimetry1.3.1 Personal Dosimetry1.3.2 Medical Dosimetry1.3.3 Space Dosimetry1.3.4 Retrospective Dosimetry1.3.5 Environmental Dosimetry1.4 Bibliography of Luminescence Dosimetry Applications2 Defects and Their Relation to Luminescence2.1 Defects in Solids2.1.1 Point Defects2.1.2 Extended Defects2.1.3 Non-Crystalline Materials2.2 Trapping, Detrapping, and Recombination Processes2.2.1 Excitation Probabilities2.2.1.1 Thermal Excitation2.2.1.2 Optical Excitation2.2.2 Trapping and Recombination Processes3 TL and OSL: Models and Kinetics3.1 Rate Equations: OTOR Model3.2 Analytical Solutions: TL Equations3.2.1 First-Order Kinetics3.2.2 Second-Order and General-Order Kinetics3.2.3 Mixed-Order Kinetics3.3 Analytical Solutions: OSL Equations3.3.1 First-Order Kinetics3.3.1.1 Expressions for CW-OSL3.3.1.2 Expressions for LM-OSL3.3.1.3 Expressions for POSL3.3.1.4 Expressions for VE-OSL3.3.2 Non-First-Order Kinetics3.4 More Complex Models: Interactive Kinetics3.4.1 Thermoluminescence3.4.2 Optically Stimulated Luminescence3.5 Trap Distributions3.6 Quasi-Equilibrium (QE)3.6.1 Numerical Solutions: No QE Assumption3.6.2 P and Q Analysis3.6.3 Analytical