Preparation of CaSO4:Dy by precipitation method to gamma radiation dosimetry

This paper presents the results of the preparation and characterization of dysprosium-doped calcium sulfate (CaSO4:Dy) phosphor, which was obtained by homogeneous precipitation from calcium acetate Ca(CH3COO−)2. Structural and morphological characteristics were studied using a scanning electronic mi...

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Autores: Rivera, Teodoro, Roman, Jesus, Azorin, Juan, Sosa, Rebeca, Guzman, Jose, Serrano, Adriana K, Garcia, Manuel, Alarcon, Gilberto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:México
Institución:Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital del IPN
OAI Identifier:oai:www.repositoriodigital.ipn.mx:123456789/11466
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1153
http://www.repositoriodigital.ipn.mx/handle/123456789/11466
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:CaSO4:Dy
Dosimetry
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Sumario:This paper presents the results of the preparation and characterization of dysprosium-doped calcium sulfate (CaSO4:Dy) phosphor, which was obtained by homogeneous precipitation from calcium acetate Ca(CH3COO−)2. Structural and morphological characteristics were studied using a scanning electronic microscope (SEM). The structure of all compounds was determined by X-ray diffraction method too. Thermoluminescence (TL) emission properties of CaSO4:Dy under gamma radiation effects were studied. This phosphor powder presented a TL glow curve with two peaks (Tmax) centered at around of 180 and 300 °C, respectively. The TL response of CaSO4:Dy as a function of gamma absorbed dose was linear in a wide range. Both emission and excitation spectra were also obtained. Results showed that this new preparation method of CaSO4:Dy TL phosphor is less expensive, cleaner and safer than the conventional preparation method.