Stability of polycrystalline diamond films as UV thermoluminescent dosimeters

Authors
Mumford, JW Apatiga, LM Golzarri, JI Castano, VM
Citation
Jw. Mumford et al., Stability of polycrystalline diamond films as UV thermoluminescent dosimeters, MATER LETT, 37(6), 1998, pp. 330-333
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Material Science & Engineering
Journal title
MATERIALS LETTERS
ISSN journal
0167577X → ACNP
Volume
37
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
330 - 333
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-577X(199812)37:6<330:SOPDFA>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
The stability of the thermolumioescence (TL) response of polycrystalline di amond films after successive exposures to UV radiation was tested at a wave length of 254 nm. Due to the high sensitivity of diamond films to UV radiat ion, the experiment was designed to test the durability of the diamond film TL response when used as a UV detector. The films showed an extremely reli able behaviour and low fading and constitute a real alternative as thermolu minescent dosimeters and UV detectors. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All r ights reserved.