Abstract

Thermoluminescent dosemeters of 6LiF:Mg,Ti (TLD-600) were exposed to high-energy heavy ion beams (He, C, Ne, and Ar) and 137Cs γ-rays and the glow curves were analyzed. The height of the main peak (peak 5) at about 200°C slightly increased for He from γ-rays and decreased for heavier ions with increasing Linear Energy Transfer (LET). Whereas the high temperature peak (peak 7) area around 260°C simply increased. Non-linearity was seen between the LET and the high temperature peak (peak 7) area ratio (HTR) which was calculated as the TL integrated over 225–275°C from the peak 5 normalized glow curve. Based on these results, average LET and quality factor were estimated for an assumed LET spectra of space radiation by using the HTR method. Considerable differences were found between these estimations and true values.

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