Abstract
The essential condition for induction of thermoluminescence (TL) in a material is the presence of suitable defect centers. This chapter summarizes well-known type of point defects in the inorganic solids. These serve as simple examples of defect centers, the types of which may act as traps and recombination centers. However, the actual structure of the defect centers in different TL phosphors is not simple to find out, neither is it necessary for the application of TL in areas like dosimetry and archaeological and geological dating. Defect centers may be created by doping the material with suitable impurities and thermal treatments like heating at a high temperature and quenching. X-rays and nuclear radiations being the principal sources which induce the TL, their interaction with matter is summarized in this chapter. The interactions are discussed in the perspective of the TL induction by different types of radiations.
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Sunta, C.M. (2015). Induction of Thermoluminescence. In: Unraveling Thermoluminescence. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 202. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-1940-8_2
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