Characterization of thermoluminescence kinetic parameters of beta irradiated B doped Ca5(PO4)3OH powder obtained from eggshell

Appl Radiat Isot. 2021 Jul:173:109738. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2021.109738. Epub 2021 Apr 22.

Abstract

In this study, we have synthesized B doped Ca5(PO4)3OH (HAP) by a sonication chemical method. The thermoluminescence (TL) properties of the family of synthesized samples (B doped Ca5(PO4)3OH (HAP) were investigated using an IRSL-TL 565 nm filter. This gave the highest TL intensity of each phosphor after 2 Gy β-irradiation. Three TL glow peaks of B doped Ca5(PO4)3OH (HAP) are centered at around 84, 208 and 324 °C (with a heating rate of 2 °Cs-1). The trapping parameters such as activation energy (E), order of kinetics (b), frequency factor (s) were calculated by using initial rise (IR), various heating rates (VHR) and computerized glow curve deconvolution (CGCD) method. The response of TL glow curves remained constant within ±5% deviation from the initial value after 9 cycles of reuse; but only at tenth cycle the deviation goes up to 6%.

Keywords: B; Ca5(PO4)3OH; Kinetic parameters; Sonication chemical method; Thermoluminescence.