Thermoluminescence Properties of Some Jizan Soil PDF

Keywords

Jizan soil, soil samples, thermoluminescence

Abstract

Thermoluminescence (TL) response of some Jizan soil to γ rays was studied. Experimental results indicated that highest TL response belongs to fine grain sandy soil samples and lowest TL response is observed for sandy soil samples contaminated with silt. Furthermore, TL response was found to vary linearly with the square root of (silicium-dioxide content to the sum of aluminium oxide plus iron oxide contents) in the sandy soil samples. Relative response of Jizan sandy soil samples to TLD-700 crystal is found to vary from 1.8 x 10^-2 down to 7.3 x 10^3