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ArticleRadiation and environmental biophysics2021

Thermoluminescence study of pellets prepared using NaCl from Khewra Salt Mines in Pakistan.

Khalil Ahmad, M Basim Kakakhel, Sikander Hayat, M Wazir-Ud-Din, M Masood Mahmood, Shakeel Ur Rehman, M Tariq Siddique, Sikander M Mirza

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Article in Radiation and environmental biophysics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Khalil AhmadDepartment of Physics & Applied Mathematics, Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad, 45650, Pakistan.
M Basim KakakhelDepartment of Physics & Applied Mathematics, Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad, 45650, Pakistan. basim@pieas.edu.pk.ORCID 0000-0002-0644-9672
Sikander HayatDepartment of Physics & Applied Mathematics, Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad, 45650, Pakistan.
M Wazir-Ud-DinDepartment of Physics & Applied Mathematics, Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad, 45650, Pakistan.
M Masood MahmoodDepartment of Physics & Applied Mathematics, Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad, 45650, Pakistan.
Shakeel Ur RehmanDepartment of Physics & Applied Mathematics, Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad, 45650, Pakistan.
M Tariq SiddiqueDepartment of Physics & Applied Mathematics, Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad, 45650, Pakistan.
Sikander M MirzaDepartment of Physics & Applied Mathematics, Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad, 45650, Pakistan.
Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences · PK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this study, the thermoluminescence characteristics of naturally occurring salt (NaCl) were assessed for the development of a radiation dosimeter. For this purpose, mined crystalline samples of salt were procured directly from Khewra salt mines in Pakistan. The samples were hand crushed, sieved, and compressed to pellets comparable in size to standard TLD chips, and irradiated to gamma radiation doses in the range of 5 mGy and 5000 mGy. Thermoluminescence (TL) response showed three main peaks in the glow curve around 115-130 °C, 150-170 °C, and 220-240 °C. A linear TL response was observed for the dose range of 5-100 mGy. The TL response became supra-linear for the dose ranges of 100-1000 mGy and 1000-5000 mGy. The T

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Sodium ChlorideThermoluminescent DosimetryGamma RaysLuminescent MeasurementsMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningMiningPakistanTemperatureX-Ray DiffractionSodium ChlorideGlow curveNaClNatural dosimeterThermoluminescence

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