Here, we apply a recently developed technique to separate a composite thermoluminescence (TL) glow curve into its individual components and to evaluate the trap parameters of the individual TL glow peaks. These parameters include the order of kinetics b, the activation energy E (eV) and the frequency factor S (s−1) or the pre-exponential factor S″ (s−1). Recently, a general equation was developed to estimate the order of kinetics b. The characteristic point of this equation is that any set of three data points in a TL glow curve can yield b. Using this characteristic, an improved procedure was suggested to separate a composite glow curve, which includes several overlapping peaks, into its individual components and to obtain the trap parameters of the individual glow peaks. The method was applied here to analyze and determine the trap parameters of the TL glow curve of the promising TL dosimetric material, double potassium yttrium fluoride (K2YF5) doped with praseodymium ions (Pr3+), in response to γ-irradiation.

Here, we apply a recently developed technique to separate a composite thermoluminescence (TL) glow curve into its individual components and to evaluate the trap parameters of the individual TL glow peaks. These parameters include the order of kinetics b, the activation energy E (eV) and the frequency factor S (s−1) or the pre-exponential factor S″ (s−1). Recently, a general equation was developed to estimate the order of kinetics b. The characteristic point of this equation is that any set of three data points in a TL glow curve can yield b. Using this characteristic, an improved procedure was suggested to separate a composite glow curve, which includes several overlapping peaks, into its individual components and to obtain the trap parameters of the individual glow peaks. The method was applied here to analyze and determine the trap parameters of the TL glow curve of the promising TL dosimetric material, double potassium yttrium fluoride (K2YF5) doped with praseodymium ions (Pr3+), in response to γ-irradiation.

The three points analysis method was applied to determine the number of peaks and kinetic parameters. These are the order of kinetics b, the activation energy E (eV), the frequency factor S (s−1) or the pre-exponential factor S″ (s−1) and the relative value of the initial concentration of trapped electrons n0 (cm−3) associated with the thermoluminescence (TL) glow peaks in double potassium yttrium fluoride (K2YF5) doped with cerium ions (Ce3+) in response to β-irradiation. The three points analysis method indicated that the glow curve of this material is the superposition of five general-order components, which was referred to as P1–P5, in the temperature range between room temperature and 500 °C.

The three points analysis method was applied to determine the number of peaks and kinetic parameters. These are the order of kinetics b, the activation energy E (eV), the frequency factor S (s−1) or the pre-exponential factor S″ (s−1) and the relative value of the initial concentration of trapped electrons n0 (cm−3) associated with the thermoluminescence (TL) glow peaks in double potassium yttrium fluoride (K2YF5) doped with cerium ions (Ce3+) in response to β-irradiation. The three points analysis method indicated that the glow curve of this material is the superposition of five general-order components, which was referred to as P1–P5, in the temperature range between room temperature and 500 °C.

The three points analysis method was applied to determine the number of peaks and kinetic parameters. These are the order of kinetics b, the activation energy E (eV), the frequency factor S (s−1) or the pre-exponential factor S″ (s−1) and the relative value of the initial concentration of trapped electrons n0 (cm−3) associated with the thermoluminescence (TL) glow peaks in double potassium yttrium fluoride (K2YF5) doped with cerium ions (Ce3+) in response to β-irradiation. The three points analysis method indicated that the glow curve of this material is the superposition of five general-order components, which was referred to as P1–P5, in the temperature range between room temperature and 500 °C.

Thermoluminescence solid-state detector is widely used to determine the dose in personnel and environmental monitoring for radiation protection purposes, for instance in the field of nuclear power production, medicine and research. However, thermal fading is a limiting factor for a long-term application, especially where temperature is changing significantly during the accumulation period. This paper studied the influence of temperature and duration of storage after irradiation on the thermal fading of the TL signal. Also, this paper discussed the dependence of the thermal fading on the trap parameters of TL glow peak. The most important parameters, which were considered here include the order of kinetics b, the depth of the trap level E (eV) and the frequency factor S (s-1). The dependence of the thermal fading on thermal stability parameters, namely trap depths and frequency factors for the glow peaks is discussed. The variation of the thermal fading as a function of the order of kinetics is demonstrated. In addition, this paper discussed the dependence of the thermal fading on the absorbed dose in case of first-, second- and general-order kinetics. The above-mentioned studies were arranged considering the models of first-, second- and general-order of kinetics

Thermoluminescence solid-state detector is widely used to determine the dose in personnel and environmental monitoring for radiation protection purposes, for instance in the field of nuclear power production, medicine and research. However, thermal fading is a limiting factor for a long-term application, especially where temperature is changing significantly during the accumulation period. This paper studied the influence of temperature and duration of storage after irradiation on the thermal fading of the TL signal. Also, this paper discussed the dependence of the thermal fading on the trap parameters of TL glow peak. The most important parameters, which were considered here include the order of kinetics b, the depth of the trap level E (eV) and the frequency factor S (s-1). The dependence of the thermal fading on thermal stability parameters, namely trap depths and frequency factors for the glow peaks is discussed. The variation of the thermal fading as a function of the order of kinetics is demonstrated. In addition, this paper discussed the dependence of the thermal fading on the absorbed dose in case of first-, second- and general-order kinetics. The above-mentioned studies were arranged considering the models of first-, second- and general-order of kinetics

Thermoluminescence solid-state detector is widely used to determine the dose in personnel and environmental monitoring for radiation protection purposes, for instance in the field of nuclear power production, medicine and research. However, thermal fading is a limiting factor for a long-term application, especially where temperature is changing significantly during the accumulation period. This paper studied the influence of temperature and duration of storage after irradiation on the thermal fading of the TL signal. Also, this paper discussed the dependence of the thermal fading on the trap parameters of TL glow peak. The most important parameters, which were considered here include the order of kinetics b, the depth of the trap level E (eV) and the frequency factor S (s-1). The dependence of the thermal fading on thermal stability parameters, namely trap depths and frequency factors for the glow peaks is discussed. The variation of the thermal fading as a function of the order of kinetics is demonstrated. In addition, this paper discussed the dependence of the thermal fading on the absorbed dose in case of first-, second- and general-order kinetics. The above-mentioned studies were arranged considering the models of first-, second- and general-order of kinetics

Thermionic RF guns are used as highly brilliant electron source for linac-driven FEL (free electron laser). They can potentially produce an electron beam with high energy, small emittance, short pulse duration, inexpensive and compact configuration in comparison with other high brightness electron sources, e.g., DC guns and photocathode RF guns. The most critical issue of the thermionic RF gun is the transient cathode heating problem due to the electron back-bombardment when the gun is used for an FEL driver. The heating property of cathode strongly depends on the physical properties of the cathode material such as electron stopping power and range. We investigated the heating property of six hexaboride materials against the back-bombarding electrons by numerical calculation of the stopping power and range. In this investigation, the emission property of the cathode was also taken into account, since high electron emission is required for generation of high brightness electron beam. As a result, calcium hexaboride material has best properties for thermionic RF gun cathode material in the backbombardment effect point of view.

A mid-infrared free electron laser (MIR-FEL) (5 – 20 µm) facility (KU-FEL: Kyoto University Free Electron Laser) was constructed to aid various energy science researchers at the Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University. In May 2008, the first power saturation at 13.2 µm was achieved. A pilot application to evaluate selective phonon excitation processes in solid materials by irradiating with MIR-FEL was implemented, and a preliminary experiment without FEL irradiation was conducted. N-doped silicon carbide (SiC) was selected as a sample material due to its unique electrical property where the lattice vibration and the electronic structure are coupled. Two peaks, 1.8 – 2.2 eV and 2.4 – 2.8 eV, which showed strong temperature dependences in both their intensities and peak energies, were observed. These tendencies could be explained by using a donor-acceptor pair luminescence (DAP) model with impurity and defects in the SiC sample. The results imply that we can verify selective phonon excitation by investigating the change in the PL spectrum introduced by MIR-FEL irradiation.