Lyoluminescence as a possible basis of radiation dosimetry

Abstract
It has been reported that the dissolution of some irradiated solids in certain liquids results in the emission of light. Accordingly, different materials were studied including γ-irradiated alkali halides and saccharides with water or some fluorescent systems as solvents. Doses ranging between 1 and 107 rads were measured, using NaCl, with an accuracy of ± 5% and high reproducibility. Some thermoluminescence experiments were made to optimize the conditions affecting the retention of the stored energy. A few spectroscopic experiments were also done to study the emission spectra of the light produced in the process of dissolution.