Gamma-Ray Dosimetry using Radiation-Induced Luminescence from Ceramic Pieces at the Criticality Accident Sites of JCO.

Accession number;01A0231200
Title;Gamma-Ray Dosimetry using Radiation-Induced Luminescence from Ceramic Pieces at the Criticality Accident Sites of JCO.
Author; TAKANO MASATO (Niigatadai Daigakuinshizenkagakukenkyuka) NAKAGAWA TAKAHIRO (Niigata Univ., Fac. of Sci.) HASHIMOTO TETSUO (Niigata Univ., Fac. of Sci.)
Journal Title;Abstracts of Papers. Symposium on Radiochemistry
Journal Code:F0139B
ISSN:1345-2762
VOL.44th;NO.;PAGE.43(2000)
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Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;Thermoluminescence (TL) from some pieces of ceramic and glass crucibles was investigated for the radiation dosimetry in the JCO-accident sites using a highly sensitive TL-measuring apparatus. In thermoluminescence color images (TLCIs), all ceramic disks gave a homogeneous red-TL (RTL) distribution, whereas glass disks showed yellow and blue coloration in low and high temperature regions, respectively. Among these specimens, the RTL glowcurves from as-received grains of alumina crucibles were estimated to be derived from the recently artificial radiation owing to accumulated dose beyond presumable natural dose. Good dose-response curves of the alumina disks were assured by applying known doses, especially in the low dose regions below 1 Gy. Finally, the radiation dose was evaluated to be about 30 -60 mGy at about 50 m distance from the accident site. (author abst.)