The 150 °C and 290 °C thermoluminescence (TL) peaks in CaCO₃:Ce were attributed to generically related traps. TL process in calcites arises from O²⁻ interstitial ions and anion vacancies created during pre-sintering which serve as hole traps and electron traps, respectively. The TL response of CaCO₃:Ce is supralinear in the dose range 0.5–5 kGy due to secondary electron track interaction and sublinear beyond 5 kGy due to saturation of traps. The charge state surrounding a cation vacancy and O_i²⁻ in CaCO₃:Ce³⁺ can be considered as 3- (2- from oxygen and 1- from Ce³⁺) since Ce³⁺ is prone to oxidation to Ce⁴⁺ state which increases 2-track interaction during γ-irradiation at high doses and 2-hole trapping by densely ionizing radiations. TL of CaCO₃:Dy is dominated by Dy³⁺ emission (480 and 570 nm) and a linear TL response with dose in the range 0.5–15 kGy since track interaction probability is less.

CaCO ₃：Ce中150°C和290°C的热发光（TL）峰归因于一般相关的陷阱。方解石中的TL过程是由预烧结过程中产生的O ^2-间隙离子和阴离子空位引起的，它们分别充当空穴陷阱和电子陷阱。CaCO ₃：Ce的TL响应在0.5-5 kGy的剂量范围内是超线性的，这是由于二次电子轨道的相互作用所致；而在5 kGy的剂量范围内，由于陷阱的饱和，它是亚线性的。由于Ce ³⁺易于氧化成Ce ^4+，因此在CaCO ₃：Ce ^3+中围绕阳离子空位和O _i ^2-的电荷状态可被视为3-（从氧生成2-，从Ce ^3+生成1- ）。在高剂量γ辐照和密集电离辐射的2空穴俘获过程中增加2轨相互作用的状态。CaCO ₃：Dy的TL主要由Dy ³⁺发射（480和570 nm）和线性TL响应控制，剂量范围在0.5–15 kGy之间，因为轨道相互作用的可能性较小。