Thermoluminescence of chip inductors from mobile phones for retrospective and accident dosimetry
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Fiedler, I.
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Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen, German Res Ctr Environm Hlth, Inst Radiat Protect, D-85764 Neuherberg, GermanyHelmholtz Zentrum Munchen, German Res Ctr Environm Hlth, Inst Radiat Protect, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany
Fiedler, I.
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Woda, C.
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Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen, German Res Ctr Environm Hlth, Inst Radiat Protect, D-85764 Neuherberg, GermanyHelmholtz Zentrum Munchen, German Res Ctr Environm Hlth, Inst Radiat Protect, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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Electronic components in portable electronic devices such as mobile phones and portable media player have previously been shown to be useful tools for retrospective and accident dosimetry. In this study the properties of alumina rich inductors removed from mobile phones are investigated using thermoluminescence (TL). The typical glow curve of this component has two main peaks at 170 and 270 degrees C. With a suitable measurement protocol sensitivity changes of both peaks could be corrected so that the TL signal shows a linear increase in the investigated dose range from 100 mGy to 5 Gy. All inductors studied showed essentially no signal for zero dose. We investigated the fading of the TL signals and the detection limit of inductors extracted from different mobile phones. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.