Artigo de peri??dico
Effect of different solvents on the optically stimulated luminescence signal from MgB4O7:Ce,Li-loaded polymer films
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10.1093/rpd/ncac161
0000-0002-7362-2455
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Autor
SANTOS, CAROLINE C.
VALENCA, JOAO V.B.
D'ERRICO, FRANCESCO
MACHADO, ROGERIO
CALDAS, LINDA V.E.
SOUZA, SUSANA O.
Resumen
The detailed dose analysis at the extremities remains a challenge, without affecting operators??? mobility and their tactile sense. Using films loaded with optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) crystals have been studied in order to overcome some of these challenges in 2D dosimetry. In this work, we investigated flexible polymeric films loaded with MgB4O7:Ce,Li to acquire a better understanding of the dependence of the dosimetric signal characteristics on the production process and the influence of using different powder grain sizes. In film production, five different solvents were used: acetone???benzene, dichloromethane, chloroform, tetrahydrofuran and formic acid. Our results indicate that acetone???benzene is the solvent mixture that less influences the signal emitted by treated crystals, in comparison with the signal emitted by the pristine crystal powder. Conversely, by using formic acid, the crystalline structure of the sample was most severely modified, leading to a drastic reduction of the emitted OSL signal. We found that the extent of the grain surface in contact with the solvent in the process is important and should be taken into consideration when choosing the proper grain size to be used. Funda????o de Amparo ?? Pesquisa do Estado de S??o Paulo (FAPESP) Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient??fico e Tecnol??gico (CNPq) FAPESP: 18/055982-0 CNPq: 30/335/2016-8