TY - JOUR
T1 - Analytical modeling of relative luminescence efficiency of Al 2O 3:C optically stimulated luminescence detectors exposed to high-energy heavy charged particles
AU - Sawakuchi, Gabriel O.
AU - Yukihara, Eduardo G.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2012/1/21
Y1 - 2012/1/21
N2 - The objective of this work is to test analytical models to calculate the luminescence efficiency of Al 2O 3:C optically stimulated luminescence detectors (OSLDs) exposed to heavy charged particles with energies relevant to space dosimetry and particle therapy. We used the track structure model to obtain an analytical expression for the relative luminescence efficiency based on the average radial dose distribution produced by the heavy charged particle. We compared the relative luminescence efficiency calculated using seven different radial dose distribution models, including a modified model introduced in this work, with experimental data. The results obtained using the modified radial dose distribution function agreed within 20% with experimental data from Al 2O 3:C OSLDs relative luminescence efficiency for particles with atomic number ranging from 1 to 54 and linear energy transfer in water from 0.2 up to 1368 keV νm 1. In spite of the significant improvement over other radial dose distribution models, understanding of the underlying physical processes associated with these radial dose distribution models remain elusive and may represent a limitation of the track structure model.
AB - The objective of this work is to test analytical models to calculate the luminescence efficiency of Al 2O 3:C optically stimulated luminescence detectors (OSLDs) exposed to heavy charged particles with energies relevant to space dosimetry and particle therapy. We used the track structure model to obtain an analytical expression for the relative luminescence efficiency based on the average radial dose distribution produced by the heavy charged particle. We compared the relative luminescence efficiency calculated using seven different radial dose distribution models, including a modified model introduced in this work, with experimental data. The results obtained using the modified radial dose distribution function agreed within 20% with experimental data from Al 2O 3:C OSLDs relative luminescence efficiency for particles with atomic number ranging from 1 to 54 and linear energy transfer in water from 0.2 up to 1368 keV νm 1. In spite of the significant improvement over other radial dose distribution models, understanding of the underlying physical processes associated with these radial dose distribution models remain elusive and may represent a limitation of the track structure model.
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U2 - 10.1088/0031-9155/57/2/437
DO - 10.1088/0031-9155/57/2/437
M3 - Article
C2 - 22173080
AN - SCOPUS:84855579273
SN - 0031-9155
VL - 57
SP - 437
EP - 454
JO - Physics in medicine and biology
JF - Physics in medicine and biology
IS - 2
ER -