Initial color development in radiochromic dye films after a short intense pulse of accelerated electrons


Por: Uribe R.M., Barcelo M., McLaughlin W.L., Buenfil A.E., Rios J.

Publicada: 1 ene 1990
Resumen:
The radiation response of different dye precursors in several host plastics has been investigated after a single short-pulse irradiation with 2.5-MeV electrons. It was observed that in most films the radiation-initiated color development proceeds mainly during the first 300 seconds, after such high dose-rate irradiation (~ 10 12 Gy/s). Absorption spectra show that the main absorption band increases at the expense of a shorter-wavelength precursor absorption band, showing an isosbestic point approximately midway between the two absorption bands. It was found that a certain combination of dye precursor and host plastic (namely a polyamide containing an aromatic group) constitutes a film which shows a very fast increase in optical density of the main absorption band, making it suitable for immediate dosimetric analysis in very high dose-rate installations.The radiation response of different dye precursors in several host plastics has been investigated after a single short-pulse irradiation with 2.5-MeV electrons. It was observed that in most films the radiation-initiated color development proceeds mainly during the first 300 seconds, after such high dose-rate irradiation (approximately 10 12 Gy/s). Absorption spectra show that the main absorption band increases at the expense of a shorter-wavelength precursor absorption band, showing an isosbestic point approximately midway between the two absorption bands. It was found that a certain combination of dye precursor and host plastic (namely a polyamide containing an aromatic group) constitutes a film which shows a very fast increase in optical density of the main absorption band, making it suitable for immediate dosimetric analysis in very high dose-rate installations.

Filiaciones:
Uribe R.M.:
 Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Apartado Postal 73, Merida 97310 Cordemex, Mexico

Barcelo M.:
 Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Apartado Postal 73, Merida 97310 Cordemex, Mexico

McLaughlin W.L.:
 Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Apartado Postal 73, Merida 97310 Cordemex, Mexico

Buenfil A.E.:
 Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Apartado Postal 73, Merida 97310 Cordemex, Mexico

Rios J.:
 Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Apartado Postal 73, Merida 97310 Cordemex, Mexico
ISSN: 01465724
Editorial
Elsevier Ltd
Tipo de documento: Conference Paper
Volumen: 35 Número: 4-6
Páginas: 724-727

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