Thermoluminescence of B 2O 3–Li 2O glass system doped with MgO

Abstract

Lithium borate (LiB) glasses in the system (100− x)B 2O 3– xLi 2O with x=20, 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70 mol% were prepared. The glasses were doped with different concentrations of the order of 10 −1, 10 −2, 10 −3, 10 −4 and 10 −5 of MgO and their thermoluminescent (TL) response was investigated. The irradiations were performed using γ rays from a 60Co source in the dose range from 0.1 to 25 kGy. The material displayed good sensitivity for γ-rays and intensity of TL signals is dependent on γ-ray dose and Li 2O content. For each dose level and investigated temperature range (50–350 °C), exactly single isolated glow peak appears in the temperature range of 165–205 °C depending on both Li 2O concentrations and time of exposure. The shape of the glow peak has altered significantly with increase in the gamma ray dose or Li 2O concentrations. The glass composition with x=50 mol% doped with 10 −3 mol% of MgO presented the best TL response. The results of the present study indicated that the recorded single and isolated high temperature peak is a good candidate for TL dosimetric investigations. This indicates that 50 B 2O 3–50Li 2O-doped with 10 −3 mol% of MgO is possibly used as materials for radiation dosimetry in the dose range of 0.1–20 kGy.