Thermoluminescent phosphor
US4121010A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 27, 1977 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 27, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/2991
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A thermoluminescent phosphor comprising LiF doped with boron and magnesium is produced by diffusion of boron into a conventional LiF phosphor doped with magnesium. Where the boron dopant is made to penetrate only the outer layer of the phosphor, it can be used to detect shallowly penetrating radiation such as tritium beta rays in the presence of a background of more penetrating radiation.
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