自然界许多物质具有热释光现象。引起这一现象的一个重要原因是射线对物质的作用。研究这些物质的辐照与热释光的关系，有助于揭示这一现象的本质和利用它来为核技术服务。本文报导了天然石英砂的热释光、辐照和退火对它的影响，以及发光强度与剂量的依赖性。

This paper gives experimental results of the thermoluminescence of

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Co γ-ray irradiated quartz silica. Its glow curve contains five peaks. The glow peaks have peak temperatures of about 50-60℃

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110-160

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230℃ and 280℃. Pre-irradiation and quenching have a dramatic effect on the glow curve. It produces a dominant peak at 250℃. A linear relationship between the thermoluminescence intensity of this peak and radiation dose in the range 50~10

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roentgens is observed.