The crystals in the TLD that serve as the sensing material are:

lithium
lithium fluoride
calcium tungstate
phosphor

lithium fluoride

Rationale: TLDs appear similar to a film badge, but contain lithium fluoride crystals that undergo change with ionizing radiation. When heated the crystals emit energy in the form of light equivalent to exposure absorbed.

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