Effects of different types of nuclear radiations on optically stimulated luminescence

This study aims to investigate the e ects of different nuclear radiation fields on an optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dosimeter using Al2O3 :C material. The Al2O3 :C material was exposed to α- and β -particles and ɤ -photons, and the luminescence signals were measured by stimulation with a blue light emitting diode. It is concluded that the OSL technique is suitable for obtaining an adequate blue light stimulated luminescence signal in α, β , and ɤ radiation fields, and if the source activity was low, the statistical distributions were large.