Download PDFOpen PDF in browserAnalysis of the Thermoluminescent Glow Curve of Alumina Matrices Obtained Under Different Sintering and Cerium Doped ConditionsEasyChair Preprint no. 63706 pages•Date: August 26, 2021AbstractThis work presents the deconvolution of thermoluminescent (TL) glow curves, by using logistic asymmetric functions, of sintered pure alumina matrices under two different conditions: 1000 °C/3h (NALO) and 1000 °C/6h (ALO), and also, of cerium-doped matrix with 0.1 wt.% sintered at 1000 °C/3h (NALOCe0.1). Sintering treatments induced a remarkable change in the TL kinetics and consequently in the glow curve shape, in terms of the number of traps and initially trapped charge carriers. Structural analysis revealed α-alumina phase in NALO and ALO matrices, and its distortion for NALOCe0.1, achieving a generation of new electronic traps energetically more stable for doped matrix. This result offers a possible solution in order to reduce the notable fading for TL characteristic peak in alumina matrix, expanding its field of applications. Keyphrases: alumina dosimeters, glow curve, kinetic parameters determination, Thermoluminescence
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