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IN a previous report1 the fading of thermoluminescence induced by ionizing radiation in lithium fluoride has been discussed, but little attention has been paid to fading that may occur during the first 24 h after irradiation. Knowledge of, or elimination of, early fading will be of interest when it is desired to read out, with a precision of a few per cent, a group of samples soon after irradiation. Some users of lithium fluoride wait 24 h until the rate of fading has decreased enough so that fading will be negligible during the measurement of all the samples. Under certain circumstances, however, this delay is inconvenient.
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ANDERSON, J., FELDMAN, A. & WILLIAMS, M. Early Fading of Thermolummescence induced by Radiation in Lithium Fluoride. Nature 213, 61–62 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/213061a0
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