CHAPTER C

The following sections are included:

• Calcium fluoride (CaF₂)

  • Reference

• Calibration factor F_c (definition)

• Calibration factor F_c (procedures)

• Calibration procedure for a batch of TLDs

• Competition

  • References

• Competitors

• Computerised glow curve deconvolution (CGCD): Kitis' expressions

  • References

• Condition at the maximum (first order)

• Condition at the maximum (first order): remarks

• Condition at the maximum (general order)

• Condition at the maximum (second order)

• Condition at the maximum when s′ = s′(T) (second-order kinetics)

• Condition at the maximum when s″ = s′(T) (general-order kinetics)

• Condition at the maximum when s = s(T) (first-order kinetics)

• Considerations on the heating rate

  • References

• Considerations on the methods for determining E

  • References

• Considerations on the symmetry factor, μ, and the order of kinetics, b

  • References

• Correction factor for the beam quality, F_en (general)

• Curve fitting method (Kirsh: general order)

  • References

• CVD diamond

  • References