Dose-dependent second-order kinetics of the luminescence of LiF(TLD-100)

Abstract

Experimental results presented by Lilley and McKeever (see ibid., vol.15, p.L39, 1983) to support their view that the kinetics of peaks 4 and 5 in the glow curves of LiF(TLD-100) are first order are re-analyzed to show that they are second order. Additional evidence that the temperatures at the peaks are independent of the dose implies that the frequency factors is inversely proportional to the dose, as for PbSO4:Sm.