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2005 (English)In: Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, ISSN 1386-1425, Vol. 62, no 1-3, p. 614-620Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) studies of X-irradiated lithium dithionate, Li2S2O6·2H2O, doped with Ni and Rh have shown that these impurities enhance the yield of radicals formed by X-irradiation at room temperature. The signal in the doped samples, measured peak-to-peak of the single EPR derivative line attributed to the SO3− anion was about 3–4 times that of the pure lithium dithionate and more than 10 times stronger than the alanine signal. These impurities also shortened the spin-lattice relaxation time, T1, which gives the possibility to measure the doped samples at a higher microwave power. This implies that sensitivity could be further enhanced in the already sensitive EPR dosimeter material lithium dithionate.
Keywords
EPR dosimetry; Free radicals; Radiation; Radiation yield; Spin-lattice relaxation; Effect of dopants
National Category
Medical and Health Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-12961 (URN)10.1016/j.saa.2005.01.024 (DOI)
2008-03-032008-03-032009-05-15