TY - JOUR ID - 148705 TI - Investigation of the response of chromium nitrate solutions as a chemical dosimeter for agricultural applications JO - Radiation Physics and Engineering JA - RPE LA - en SN - 2645-6397 AU - Kashian, Sedigheh AU - Daneshvar, Hamideh AU - Rezaeian, Peiman AU - Rafiean, Mohammad AD - Radiation Application Research School, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, ‎Tehran‎, ‎Iran AD - Islamic Azad University Science and Research Branch‎, ‎Tehran‎, ‎Iran Y1 - 2022 PY - 2022 VL - 3 IS - 1 SP - 43 EP - 47 KW - chromium nitrate KW - chemical dosimeter KW - Agricultural products KW - radiation processing DO - 10.22034/rpe.2022.337688.1077 N2 - ‎Irradiation of agricultural products is used to optimize properties and pest control and also increase the storage time of products‎. ‎The desired irradiation result is obtained when the required dose is given to the sample‎. ‎Dosimetry is a method for separating and classifying materials and equipment that is provided to the user to confirm the acceptance of irradiation and control the performance‎. ‎In this work‎, ‎Chromium Nitrate solutions with concentrations of 0.16‎, ‎0.24‎, ‎and 0.32 mM have been prepared and irradiated with gamma rays between 100 to 1000 Gy‎. ‎The purpose of this study is to investigate the dosimetry of these samples in the range of irradiation of agricultural products‎. ‎Results show that the higher concentration sample is linear in about 100 to 1000 Gy dosimetry range and the optimal concentration must be found to achieve a stable sample in about 3 weeks periods‎. ‎Also‎, ‎samples that are in a darker environment are more stable than samples that are in a lighter environment‎. UR - https://rpe.kntu.ac.ir/article_148705.html L1 - https://rpe.kntu.ac.ir/article_148705_379c84c238739e95cd40c1d78ef64401.pdf ER -