Æ
W ¥ ÍV R Ë× D ß Ã Å mW È ¥P 8 ý U ê s Ò Å º ; c  \ ¥ ¼Ê Ýù o Ú ì Å× DÑ ÷
° Ë
Ñ ¼Q 5 2 Ò Å 8 ý ° Ë Ñ »s ôV ê s
ç ¡ * > · ~ ç ¡¹ ÿ G B · © ¼U ] 8 ; · »' Ö <4 w H · ý ¡ ÷ 7 B ∗
/ B
N Å Ò@ / < Æ § Ó ü t o < Æõ , / B N Å Ò 314-701 (2008¸ 7 Z 4 10{ 9 ~ Ã Î6 £ §)
~
½ Ó Ø ¦ è Ð 6 x ÷ & H É r Ö ¸$ í o í ß % i Ä »o (RPL Ä »o )\ ¦ ] j % i ¦, X-ray ¸Ø ¦ r ç ß \
É r PL : £ ¤$ í , F g ³ ðÑ þ & ³ © , à ÌÒ o× æd + þ A$ í \ É r È Òõ Ö ¦ _ o\ ¦ ' a ¹ 1 Ï % i . RPL Ä »o _ PL : £ ¤
$ í
É r X-ray ¸Ø ¦ r ç ß s 7 £ x ½ + Éà º2 ¤ PL y © ¸ H 7 £ x % i . PL Û ¼& 7 à Ô! 3 _ ì r$ 3 õ Y Us $ ¸ r ç
ß \ É r PL y © ¸_ y è H F g ³ ðÑ þ & ³ © ` ¦ ' a ¹ 1 Ͻ + É Ã º e % 3 ¦, s F g ³ ðÑ þ & ³ © É r X-ray
¸Ø ¦ r ç ß s U ´Ã º2 ¤ 8 y © > µ 1 ÏÒ q t % i . È Òõ Ö ¦ _ o H X-ray ¸Ø ¦ r ç ß s U ´# Q| 9 à º2 ¤ RPL Ä » o
? /\ Ò q t$ í ÷ & H Ã ÌÒ o× æd (Color Center)_ ª s 7 £ x # r F g % ò % i \ @ /ô Ç f ¨ Ã º 7 £ x H
כ
` ¦ · ú Ã º e % 3 .
PACS numbers: 79.55.F, 82.50.M Keywords: RPL, í ß % i Ä »o , À Òp W 1 Û ¼
I. " e  ] Ø
í ß % i Ä »o | ¾ Ó> [1] H ¸Ï ? @1 l x î ß · ú 9& 6 £ § \ ¸ Ô ¦ ½ ¨
¦ 1953¸ % 6 £ § Ü ¼ Ð ~ ½ Ó x ; ¤ ¦6 x | ¾ Ó> Ð 6
x ÷ &# Q& . Õ ª s Ä » H í ß % i Ä »o H ± ú É r f ¨ Ã º | ¾ Ó ï r 0
A\ " f & h ½ + Ë t 3 l w ¦ Z } É r f ¨ Ã º | ¾ Ó ï r 0 A\ " f 6 x
÷
&# Q& l M :ë H s . Õ ª Q 1960¸ @ /\ s Ø Ô Q ± ú É r f ¨ Ã
º | ¾ Ó\ ¸ ì ø Í6 £ x H Ä »o F | 9 s > hµ 1 Ï÷ &# Q" f > h ¸m '
a A6 x | ¾ Ó> Ð" f 6 x s 0 p x > ÷ &% 3 . Ä »o | ¾ Ó
>
H ¾ º& h | ¾ Ó_ l 2 ¤ s 0 p x ¦, É r | ¾ Ó> Ð @ '
& ³ © (fading)s & h É r © & h s e 6 £ § \ ¸ Ô ¦ ½ ¨ ¦ | ¾ Ó 8
£ ¤& ñ \ 9 כ ¹ô Ç > 8 £ ¤ © q x 9 8 £ ¤& ñ l Õ ü t s V , o Ð/ å L
÷
&t 3 l w # { 9 Â Ò ² D G \ " fë ß 6 x s s À Ò# Qt ¦ e .
1980¸ @ /\ s Ø Ô Q | 9 èÛ ¼ Ð 1 l x H ` O Û ¼ UV Y Us
$
\ ¦ s 6 x ô Ç r ç ß ì r K PL_ l Z O Ü ¼ Ð ~ ½ Ó f ¨ Ã º | ¾ Ó
>
_ µ 1 Ï s s À Ò# Qt ¦ e ¦, Ä »o _ ¦Ä »ô Ç $ í Ä
» Ðî r + þ AI ] j s 0 p x l M :ë H \ r Ä »o F | 9 _
| ¾ Ó> > hµ 1 Ï\ ' a d ` ¦ ° ú > ÷ &# Q 2001¸ s A É r Ö ¸$ í o
í ß % i Ä »o H > h ¸m ' a A6 x Ü ¼ Ð 6 x ÷ &# Q4 R ¸ ¦ e
[2].
~
½ Ó Ü ¼ ÐÂ Ò' _ ^ x K \ ¦ × ¦ s l 0 AK y 7 á x ~ ½ Ó
| ¾ Ó> (Dosimeter)\ ¦ & h 6 x # ~ ½ Ó | ¾ Ó ¨ î \ ¦
¦ e . GM > Ã º ' a õ $ 3 F g > Ã ºl 1 p x _ Å Ò ~ ½ Ó
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¾ Ó8 £ ¤& ñ l Å Ò Ð 6 x ÷ & ¦ e ¦, > h ~ ½ Ó | ¾ Ó ¸m '
a A6 x Ü ¼ Ð íÖ ¿ ¸r B j' (Pocket Dosimeter), 9 2 £ § C t
(Film Badge), \ P µ 1 Ï F g | ¾ Ó> (Thermoluminescence Dosimeter: TLD), F g Ä » ¸ µ 1 Ï F g | ¾ Ó> (Optical Stimu- lated Luminescence Dosimeter: OSLD), ~ ½ Ó F g À Òp W
1 Û ¼ | ¾ Ó> (Radiophotoluminescence Glass Dosime- ter: RPLGD) e [3–10].
>
h ~ ½ Ó | ¾ Ó> _ 7 á x À Ó\ © é ß & h s e t ë ß , RPL Ä
»o | ¾ Ó> H | ¾ Óó ø Í1 l q Ê ê ¾ º& h | ¾ Ós t 0 >t t · ú § F 8
£ ¤& ñ s ] j H t 0 p x ¦, Å Ò : r ¸\ î ß & ñ & h s 9 fad- ing & ³ © s & h # Q þ j H ´ ú § É r ½ ¨ ' ÷ & ¦ e .
: r ½ ¨\ " f H ~ ½ Ó Ø ¦ è Ð 6 x ÷ & H É r Ö ¸$ í
o í ß % i Ä »o (RPL Ä »o )\ ¦ ] j % i ¦, X-ray ¸Ø ¦ r ç
ß \ É r PL : £ ¤$ í , F g ³ ðÑ þ & ³ © , à ÌÒ o× æd + þ A$ í \ É r È
Òõ Ö ¦ _ o\ ¦ ' a ¹ 1 Ï % i ¦, Õ ª õ \ @ /K 7 H _ % i
.
II. ÷ m Ç] M öU ê s0 n É
1. RPL ¥P 8 ý < gX c l l
: r& h Ü ¼ Ð RPL Ä »o | ¾ Ó> _ ½ ¨$ í $ í ì r É r Å Ò Ð í ß
%
i Ü ¼ Ð s À Ò# Q4 Re ¦, p | ¾ Ó_ É r` ¦ < ÊÄ »ô Ç . : r ½ ¨\
6 x ) a í ß % i Ä »o _ ½ + Ë$ í \ 6 x ) a o½ + ËÓ ü t õ Õ ª | 9 | ¾ Ó
`
¦ Table 1 \ ? /% 3 .
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Table 1. RPL Glass composition of solid state.
No. Contents Mass (g)
1 Phosphorus pentoxide 163
2 Silver oxide 7
3 Aluminum oxide 20
4 Boron trioxide 6
5 Sodium nitrate 4
Fig. 1. Detail for PG-3 (A, B) specimen.
Fig. 2. Photoluminescence spectrum system for PG-2, 3 (A, B) specimen.
Table 1 õ ° ú s í ß % i Ä »o \ ¦ ½ + Ë$ í l 0 AK Ä º P
2O
5\ ¦ í H Ã º 7 £ x À ÓÃ º\ 6 x K r & ï r q % i . Ó ü t : r, 6 x K
) a í ß s r × æ \ ó ø ÍB ÷ & ¦ e Ü ¼ & ñ S X ô Ç ª ` ¦ · ú l 0
AK Ä º 8 + þ AI Ð ï r q # f ] X í H Ã º 7 £ x À ÓÃ º\ 6 x K
% i . P
2O
5_ 6 xÓ o` ¦ 500 mL · ú À Òp ¸m \ V ,
¦ z ´o l Ð\ " f 450
◦C Ð 2r ç ß 1 l x î ß \ P # 0 l x
»
¡
¤ r Ê ê ¸m \ y y ï r q ) a Ag
2O, Al
2O
3, B
2O
3, NaNO
3\ ¦ Table 1 õ ° ú s $ Ö ¦ Ð 8 £ ¤& ñ " f Ä »o }
@ / Ð ç H{ 9 > D ¥ ½ + Ë % i . z ´o l Ð\ ¸m
\
¦ V , ¦ © : r Ü ¼ ÐÂ Ò' 1400
◦C t 10
◦C/min. 5 Å q ¸ Ð 2 r ç ß 1 l x î ß : r ¸\ ¦ ` ¦ 9 6 xÖ 6 x © I Ð 2 r ç ß 1 l x î ß Ä »t r (
. 6 xÖ 6 x ) a © I _ Ä »o \ ¦ < É Ê ó ø Í 0 A\ · ¡ s ¦ · ú § 4 ` ¦ Å Ò# Q ó
ø Í © Ü ¼ Ð $ í + þ A % i ¦ / å LÏ Ü ¼ Ð # 6 £ x§ 4 ì r í_ Ô ¦ç H { 9
Ð ç H\ P s µ 1 ÏÒ q t½ + É Ã º e l M :ë H \ 300
◦C Ð 15r ç ß 1 l x î
ß \ P % o (annealing) % i . r « Ñ_ ] X é ß / B N Ü ¼ Ð
Table 2. Size of specimen.
Specimen name Size
(wcm × lcm × hcm) Amounts
PG-2 1 × 1.5 × 0.2 1
PG-3 (A, B) 1 × 1.5 × 0.5 2
ô
Ç < H © ` ¦ þ j è o l 0 AK s 7 H × ¼ d v ± ú (Diamond Saw)` ¦ s 6 x # Table 2ü < ° ú s / B N % i .
r
« Ñ\ ¦ Table 2 ü < ° ú s ] j % i ¦ ³ ð \ Ô ¦í HÓ ü t
`
¦ ] j l 0 AK í Ð 2 ; (Rough grinding) Ê ê
\
6 µm, 1 µm s 7 H × ¼ & ³ Ã ÌÓ o\ í H & h Ü ¼ Ð p [ j
(Polishing) # ³ ð ` ¦ â Ü ¼ Ð / B N % i . Ä »l Ó ü t
| 9
_ ¸% i ` ¦ ¦ 9 # õ í ß oà º è\ 1r ç ß { H Ê ê \ 9
· ú
ï` ¦ Ð [ j' % i .
2. U ê s Ò Å8 ý º
PG-2 ü < PG-3 (A, B) H " l oÛ ¼ r] X ì r$ 3 l (Rigaku, DMAX-2000) _ Cu ³ ð& h \ " f µ 1 ÏÒ q t÷ & H X-ray Ð ¸ \ ¦ r
( . PG-2 H ^ & h \ ç H{ 9 > 40 kV-100 mA Ð 4, 8, 12, 16, 36ì r 1 l x î ß ¸ % i . PG-3A H 40 kV-100 mA Ð c \ -t \ ¦ ¸& ñ # ; ¤ 3 mm { Ð 2ì r, 4ì r` ¦
¸ % i ¦, PG-3B H 8ì r, 16ì r 1 l x î ß Fig. 1õ ° ú s ¸
% i .
3. ° Ë Ñ ¼Q 5 2 Ò Å õ m Í ¼Ê Ýù o Ú8 ý ¤X N Ë
Fig. 2 \ " f H PG-3 (A, B) _ X-ray ¸Ø ¦  Ò0 A\ 405nm
© _ DPSS (Diode-pumped solid-state)Y Us $ (Crys- talLaser, BCL-020-405)\ ¦ s 6 x # f â 1 mmü < 50 mm _ c (Beam)Ü ¼ Ð ¸ # r « Ñ_ F g À Òp W 1 Û ¼ (Photoluminescence; PL) ü < ~ ½ Ó | ¾ Ó_ q Y V ' a > [11, 12]\ ¦ ' a ¹ 1 Ï % i .
Fig. 2 _ r Û ¼% 7 ` ¦ s 6 x # PG-3 r « Ñ_ F g ³ ðÑ þ (photo-bleaching) & ³ © ` ¦ ' a ¹ 1 Ï l 0 AK Y Us $ c _ f
â
õ y © ¸ H y y 1 mm, 5 W/cm
2 Ð 8 £ ¤& ñ % i ¦ PL Û ¼
&
7 à Ô! 3 \ @ /K r ç ß \ É r Ô æ õ ¸_ þ v` ¦ ' a ¹ 1 Ï % i .
UV/Vis spectrophotometer (Scinco, S-3100)\ ¦ s 6 x
#
200 nm Ò' 400 nm t PG-2 r « Ñ_ È Òõ Ö ¦` ¦ 8 £ ¤& ñ
% i . PG-2 r « Ñ\ ¦ " l oÛ ¼ r] X ì r$ 3 l 40 kV-100 mA
¸| \ " f ~ ½ ÓØ ¦ ÷ & H X-ray\ ¦ s 6 x # ç H{ 9 > 4, 8, 12,
16, 36ì r í H & h Ü ¼ Ð ¸ " f È Òõ Ö ¦` ¦ 8 £ ¤& ñ % i .
Fig. 3. Photoluminescence spectrums in 2sec. after laser excitation for different X-ray exposure time.
III. ÷ m Ç] M ö+ s ÇÊ Ý
1. ° Ë Ñ »s (photo-bleaching) ôV ê s
Fig. 3 õ 4 H PG-3 r « Ñ_ X-ray ¸Ø ¦ r ç ß \ É r PL Û
¼& 7 à Ô! 3 _ os . Fig. 3 É r Y Us $ ¸ Ê ê 2 í Ê ê\
% 3
É r PL Û ¼& 7 à Ô! 3 s ¦, Fig 4 H Y Us $ ¸ Ê ê 30 í Ê ê
\
% 3 É r Û ¼& 7 à Ô! 3 s . X-ray\ ¦ 2, 4, 8, 16ì r ¸ ô Ç r
«
Ñ\ PL\ ¦ 8 £ ¤& ñ ô Ç õ ~ ½ Ó ¸ | ¾ Ó\ q Y V # PL y
© ¸ H 7 £ x % i ¦, PL_ þ j@ / x ß ¼ (peak) H 610 nm \
"
f z ¤ .
Fig. 4 _ õ H Fig. 3 \ " f % 3 # Q õ Ð PL y ©
¸ ± ú כ ` ¦ S X ½ + É Ã º e % 3 ¦, r « Ñ_ PL y © ¸
y
è H & ³ © 7 £ ¤, photo-bleaching s µ 1 ÏÒ q t % i . s Q ô
Ç & ³ © É r UV Y Us $ r « Ñ ? /_ Ã ÌÒ o× æd ` ¦ õ # r
ç ß \ PL y © ¸ y è H כ Ü ¼ Ð [ O " î ) a [4].
Fig. 5 H Fig. 3 õ Fig. 4\ " f % 3 É r õ \ ¦ y y X-ray
¸Ø ¦ r ç ß \ É r PL y © ¸ & h ì r ° ú כ` ¦ & ñ | ¾ Ó& h Ü ¼ Ð ? /
%
3 . Y Us $ ¸ Ê ê 2 í Ê ê\ 8 £ ¤& ñ ô Ç õ Ð 30 í Ê
ê\ 8 £ ¤& ñ ô Ç õ \ " f l Ö ¦ l y è H כ É r F g ³ ðÑ þ
&
³ © Ü ¼ Ð ô Ç © @ /& h PL y © ¸_ y è M :ë H s 9 X- ray ¸Ø ¦ r ç ß s U ´Ã º2 ¤ PL y © ¸_ s & t H כ Ü ¼
Ð ^ ¦ M :, X-ray ¸Ø ¦ r ç ß s U ´Ã º2 ¤ Photo-Bleaching & ³
© s y © > z ` ¦ · ú Ã º e . Fig. 6 É r PG-3 r « Ñ _
X-ray 16ì r ¸Ø ¦ ) a  Òì r \ r ç ß â õ \ ¸
H PL © 520 nm, 560 nm, 600 nm_ y © ¸\ ¦ · p
כ
s . 8 £ ¤& ñ × æ ç ß \ Y Us $ on, off\ ¦ Ã º Y V ì ø Í4 ¤ # PL y © ¸_ r4 ¤& ñ ¸\ ¦ ' a ¹ 1 Ï % i Ü ¼ , PL y © ¸ H r4 ¤
÷
&t 3 l w % i . Y Us $ ¸ 2, 30 í\ y y PL Û ¼& 7 à Ô
Fig. 4. Photoluminescence spectrums in 30sec. after laser excitation for different X-ray exposure time.
Fig. 5. Photoluminescence integration area in accor- dance with exposure time after each 2sec. and 30sec.
on laser excitation.
! 3
` ¦ 8 £ ¤& ñ ¦ 9r ç ß â õ Ê ê Y Us $ \ ¦ 2, 30 í ¸
#
PL Û ¼& 7 à Ô! 3 ` ¦ 8 £ ¤& ñ ô Ç õ F g ³ ðÑ þ & ³ © \ _ K PL y
© ¸ y è H כ ` ¦ S X % i .
2. ¼Ê Ýù o Ú ¤X N Ë
Fig. 7 É r 400 kV-100 mA ¸| Ü ¼ Ð " l oÛ ¼ r] X ì r$ 3 l
ÐÂ Ò' ~ ½ ÓØ ¦ ÷ & H X-ray\ ¦ PG-2 r « Ñ\ 4, 8, 12, 16, 36ì r 1
l
x î ß ¸ ô Ç Ê ê 8 £ ¤& ñ ô Ç È Òõ Ö ¦ Û ¼& 7 à Ô! 3 s . X-ray ¸ Ø
¦ r ç ß s U ´# Q| 9 Ã º2 ¤ 300 nm \ " f 400 nm © % ò % i \
"
f RPL Ä »o _ È Òõ Ö ¦ É r y è % i ¦, 300 nm s \ " f
H X-ray ¸Ø ¦ r ç ß \ É r È Òõ Ö ¦ _ o H S X ½ + É Ã º
\ O
% 3 . s Qô Ç È Òõ Ö ¦ _ y è H Ò q t$ í ÷ & H X-ray ¸Ø ¦
Fig. 6. Photo-Bleaching at PL wavelength 560 nm, 600 nm, 520 nm with laser on and off.
Fig. 7. Transmittance of PG-2 specimen according to X-ray exposure time.
r
ç ß s U ´# Q| 9 Ã º2 ¤ RPL Ä »o ? /\ Ò q t$ í ÷ & H Ã ÌÒ o× æd (Color Center) _ ª s 7 £ x # r F g % ò % i \ @ /ô Ç f
¨ Ã º 7 £ x ô Ç õ Ð Ò q ty ) a . Fig. 8\ " f % 3 É r È Òõ Ö
¦8 £ ¤& ñ õ \ ¦ © 350 nmü < 400 nm\ " f X-ray ¸Ø ¦ r ç
ß \ É r È Òõ Ö ¦` ¦ q §ì r$ 3 % i . 350 nm © _ È Ò õ
Ö ¦ É r 66.2 % \ " f 26.3 % t y è % i ¦, 400 nm
© _ È Òõ Ö ¦ É r 80.1 % \ " f 33.9 % t y è { 9 # Qz ¤ .
IV. + s Ç Â ] Ø
: r ½ ¨\ " f H ~ ½ Ó Ø ¦ è Ð 6 x ÷ & H É r Ö ¸$ í
o í ß % i Ä »o (RPL Ä »o )\ ¦ ] j % i ¦, X-ray ¸Ø ¦ r
Fig. 8. Transmittance of PG-2 specimen according to X-ray exposure time each wavelength 350 nm and 400 nm.
ç
ß \ É r PL : £ ¤$ í , F g ³ ðÑ þ & ³ © , à ÌÒ o× æd + þ A$ í \ É r È
Òõ Ö ¦ _ o\ ¦ ' a ¹ 1 Ï % i ¦, Õ ª õ \ @ /K 7 H _ % i
.
RPL Ä »o _ PL : £ ¤$ í É r X-ray ¸Ø ¦ r ç ß s 7 £ x ½ + Éà º 2
¤ PL y © ¸ H 7 £ x % i ¦, 610 nm\ " f þ j@ / x ß ¼\ ¦ Ð
%
i . PL Û ¼& 7 à Ô! 3 _ ì r$ 3 õ Y Us $ ¸ r ç ß \ É r PL y © ¸_ y è H F g ³ ðÑ þ & ³ © ` ¦ ' a ¹ 1 Ͻ + É Ã º e
%
3 ¦, s F g ³ ðÑ þ & ³ © É r X-ray ¸Ø ¦ r ç ß s U ´Ã º2 ¤ 8 y
© > µ 1 ÏÒ q t % i . È Òõ Ö ¦ _ o H X-ray ¸Ø ¦ r ç ß s U
´# Q| 9 Ã º2 ¤ RPL Ä »o ? /\ Ò q t$ í ÷ & H Ã ÌÒ o× æd (Color Center) _ ª s 7 £ x # r F g % ò % i \ @ /ô Ç f ¨ Ã º
7
£
x H כ ` ¦ · ú Ã º e % 3 .
s
Qô Ç õ [ þ t Ð ^ ¦ M :, X-ray_ ¸Ø ¦ | ¾ Ó (~ ½ Ó ¸
| ¾ Ó)õ PL_ ª s q Y V ' a > \ ¦ ° ú ¦ e Ü ¼Ù ¼ Ð ¾ º& h ~ ½ Ó
| ¾ Ó_ 8 £ ¤& ñ õ È Òõ Ö ¦ o\ ¦ ' a ¹ 1 Ï # È Òõ Ö ¦ y è
\
É r ~ ½ Ó | ¾ Ó_ 8 £ ¤& ñ s 0 p x ½ + É כ Ü ¼ Ð Ò q ty ) a .
Y
c p w à U Ø ô
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Transmittance Variation and Photo-Bleaching of Silver Activated Phosphate Glass for Radiation Exposure
Sang-Min Park, Man-Il Kang, Ji-wook Ryu, Moonwon Kim and Sayong Hong
∗Department of Physics, Kongju National University, Kongju 314-701
(Received 10 July 2008)
Silver-activated phosphate glass (RPL glass) used as a radiation detector was synthesized and its photoluminescence characteristics were investigated by using the X-ray exposure time and the photo-bleaching effect. Its transmittance was also investigated based on the generated color center.
The photoluminescence of RPL glass increased as the X-ray exposure time was increased. The PL spectrum was used also investigate the photo-bleaching effect, reduced PL intensity caused by the incident laser indicated that photo-bleaching was higher when the X-ray exposure time was longer.
We determind that the transmittance decreased with increasing absorption of visible rays by color centers that were generated greater numbers as the X-ray exposure time was increased.
PACS numbers: 79.55.F, 82.50.M
Keywords: RPL, Phosphate glass, Luminescence
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