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http://dx.doi.org/10.3740/MRSK.2022.32.1.9

Determination of Thermoluminescence Properties of MgB4O7 Doped with Dy3+, La3+ and Ho3+ for a Light Tracer Application  

Park, Jinu (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST))
Kim, Nakyung (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST))
Choi, Jiwoon (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST))
Koh, Jaehyuk (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST))
Chin, Hee Sik (Poongsan Defense R&D Institute)
Jung, Duck Hyeong (Poongsan Defense R&D Institute)
Shin, Byungha (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST))
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Korean Journal of Materials Research / v.32, no.1, 2022 , pp. 9-13 More about this Journal
Abstract
Bullets flying with a light from the back are called "tracers". Tracers are ignited by the combustion gas of the propellant and emit bright light that allows the shooter to visually trace the flight path. Therefore, tracers mark the firing point for allies to assist shooters to hit target quickly and accurately. Conventional tracers are constructed with a mixture of an oxidizing agent, raw metal, and organic fuel. Upon ignition, the inside of the gun can be easily contaminated by the by-products, which can lead to firearm failure during long-term shooting. Moreover, there is a fire risk such as forest fires due to residual flames at impact site. Therefore, it is necessary to develop non-combustion type luminous material; however, this material must still use the heat generated from the propellant, so-called "thermoluminescence (TL)". This study aims to compare the TL emission of Dy3+, La3+ and Ho3+ doped MgB4O7 phosphors prepared by solid state reaction. The crystal structures of samples were determined by X-ray diffraction and matched with the standard pattern of MgB4O7. Luminescence of various doses (200 ~ 15,000 Gy) of gamma irradiated Dy3+, La3+ and Ho3+ (at different concentrations of 5, 10, 15 and 20 %) doped MgB4O7 were recorded using a luminance/color meter. The intensity of TL yellowish (CIE x = 0.401 ~ 0.486, y = 0.410 ~ 0.488) emission became stronger as the temperature increased and the total gamma-ray dose increased.
Keywords
$MgB_4O_7$; thermoluminescence; lanthanide; doping; tracer;
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