Quartz Tuning Fork Sensor-Based Dosimetry for Sensitive Detection of Gamma Radiation

This study generally relates to nuclear sensors and specifically to detecting nuclear and electromagnetic radiation using an ultrasensitive quartz tuning fork (QTF) sensor. We aim to detect low doses of gamma radiation with fast response time using QTF. Three different types of QTFs (uncoated and go...

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Autores principales:	Nadyah Alanazi, Abdullah N. Alodhayb, Atheer Almutairi, Hanan Alshehri, Sarah AlYemni, Ghadah Alsowygh, Sabaa Abdulmawla, Khaled Shamma, Hamad Albrithen, Muthumareeswaran Muthuramamoorthy, Aljawhara H. Almuqrin
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	dosimetry gamma rays quartz tuning fork radiation sensing Technology T Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering TK1-9971 Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040 Microscopy QH201-278.5 Descriptive and experimental mechanics QC120-168.85
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e684add45fbe4c27a09c784ab5aa931d2021-11-25T18:15:51ZQuartz Tuning Fork Sensor-Based Dosimetry for Sensitive Detection of Gamma Radiation10.3390/ma142270351996-1944https://doaj.org/article/e684add45fbe4c27a09c784ab5aa931d2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/14/22/7035https://doaj.org/toc/1996-1944This study generally relates to nuclear sensors and specifically to detecting nuclear and electromagnetic radiation using an ultrasensitive quartz tuning fork (QTF) sensor. We aim to detect low doses of gamma radiation with fast response time using QTF. Three different types of QTFs (uncoated and gold coated) were used in this study in order to investigate their sensitivity to gamma radiations. Our results show that a thick gold coating on QTF can enhance the quality factor and increase the resonance frequency from 32.7 to 32.9 kHz as compared to uncoated QTF. The results also show that increasing the surface area of the gold coating on the QTF can significantly enhance the sensitivity of the QTF to radiation. We investigated the properties of gold-coated and uncoated QTFs before and after irradiation by scanning electron microscopy. We further investigated the optical properties of SiO<sub>2</sub> wafers (quartz) by spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE). The SE studies revealed that even a small change in the microstructure of the material caused by gamma radiation would have an impact on mechanical properties of QTF, resulting in a shift in resonance frequency. Overall, the results of the experiments demonstrated the feasibility of using QTF sensors as an easy to use, low-cost, and sensitive radiation detector.Nadyah AlanaziAbdullah N. AlodhaybAtheer AlmutairiHanan AlshehriSarah AlYemniGhadah AlsowyghSabaa AbdulmawlaKhaled ShammaHamad AlbrithenMuthumareeswaran MuthuramamoorthyAljawhara H. AlmuqrinMDPI AGarticledosimetrygamma raysquartz tuning forkradiation sensingTechnologyTElectrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineeringTK1-9971Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)TA1-2040MicroscopyQH201-278.5Descriptive and experimental mechanicsQC120-168.85ENMaterials, Vol 14, Iss 7035, p 7035 (2021)
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topic	dosimetry gamma rays quartz tuning fork radiation sensing Technology T Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering TK1-9971 Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040 Microscopy QH201-278.5 Descriptive and experimental mechanics QC120-168.85
spellingShingle	dosimetry gamma rays quartz tuning fork radiation sensing Technology T Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering TK1-9971 Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040 Microscopy QH201-278.5 Descriptive and experimental mechanics QC120-168.85 Nadyah Alanazi Abdullah N. Alodhayb Atheer Almutairi Hanan Alshehri Sarah AlYemni Ghadah Alsowygh Sabaa Abdulmawla Khaled Shamma Hamad Albrithen Muthumareeswaran Muthuramamoorthy Aljawhara H. Almuqrin Quartz Tuning Fork Sensor-Based Dosimetry for Sensitive Detection of Gamma Radiation
description	This study generally relates to nuclear sensors and specifically to detecting nuclear and electromagnetic radiation using an ultrasensitive quartz tuning fork (QTF) sensor. We aim to detect low doses of gamma radiation with fast response time using QTF. Three different types of QTFs (uncoated and gold coated) were used in this study in order to investigate their sensitivity to gamma radiations. Our results show that a thick gold coating on QTF can enhance the quality factor and increase the resonance frequency from 32.7 to 32.9 kHz as compared to uncoated QTF. The results also show that increasing the surface area of the gold coating on the QTF can significantly enhance the sensitivity of the QTF to radiation. We investigated the properties of gold-coated and uncoated QTFs before and after irradiation by scanning electron microscopy. We further investigated the optical properties of SiO<sub>2</sub> wafers (quartz) by spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE). The SE studies revealed that even a small change in the microstructure of the material caused by gamma radiation would have an impact on mechanical properties of QTF, resulting in a shift in resonance frequency. Overall, the results of the experiments demonstrated the feasibility of using QTF sensors as an easy to use, low-cost, and sensitive radiation detector.
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author	Nadyah Alanazi Abdullah N. Alodhayb Atheer Almutairi Hanan Alshehri Sarah AlYemni Ghadah Alsowygh Sabaa Abdulmawla Khaled Shamma Hamad Albrithen Muthumareeswaran Muthuramamoorthy Aljawhara H. Almuqrin
author_facet	Nadyah Alanazi Abdullah N. Alodhayb Atheer Almutairi Hanan Alshehri Sarah AlYemni Ghadah Alsowygh Sabaa Abdulmawla Khaled Shamma Hamad Albrithen Muthumareeswaran Muthuramamoorthy Aljawhara H. Almuqrin
author_sort	Nadyah Alanazi
title	Quartz Tuning Fork Sensor-Based Dosimetry for Sensitive Detection of Gamma Radiation
title_short	Quartz Tuning Fork Sensor-Based Dosimetry for Sensitive Detection of Gamma Radiation
title_full	Quartz Tuning Fork Sensor-Based Dosimetry for Sensitive Detection of Gamma Radiation
title_fullStr	Quartz Tuning Fork Sensor-Based Dosimetry for Sensitive Detection of Gamma Radiation
title_full_unstemmed	Quartz Tuning Fork Sensor-Based Dosimetry for Sensitive Detection of Gamma Radiation
title_sort	quartz tuning fork sensor-based dosimetry for sensitive detection of gamma radiation
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/e684add45fbe4c27a09c784ab5aa931d
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Quartz Tuning Fork Sensor-Based Dosimetry for Sensitive Detection of Gamma Radiation

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