Table 1. Photostimulated luminescence (PSL) determinations and PSL ratios of electron beam-irradiated mandarin oranges during storage (unit: photon counts/60 sec)

PSL parameter Irradiation dose (kGy) Storage period (day)
0 5 10 15
PSL1 0 262.00±37.041) (-)2) 325.00±18.33 (-) 273.33±9.07 (-) 289.33±24.50 (-)
0.4 399.00±36.76 (-) 328.00±37.36 (-) 332.00±57.51 (-) 305.33±56.45 (-)
1 445.33±24.01 (-) 395.33±4.16 (-) 374.33±66.58 (-) 336.00±24.76 (-)
PSL2 0 3,687±541 (M) 3,238±322 (M) 2,226±295 (M) 3,146±518 (M)
0.4 2,052±105 (M) 2,440±575 (M) 1,940±299 (M) 1,900±409 (M)
1 2,292±292 (M) 3,400±40 (M) 2,465±520 (M) 2,275±304 (M)
PSL ratios (PSL2/PSL1) 0 14.25±2.683) (N) 16.62±5.52 (N) 12.18±1.71 (N) 17.19±2.55 (N)
0.4 7.65±1.35 (I) 8.04±1.09 (I) 8.92±0.85 (I) 8.03±2.53 (I)
1 5.75±0.42 (I) 7.54±1.72 (I) 6.93±0.23 (I) 6.48±0.64 (I)
Mean±SD (n=3).
Threshold value: T1=700, T2=5,000, (-)<T11, T1<(M)<T2, (+)⟩T2.
PSL ratio (PSL2/PSL1): ratio>10 → non-irradiated (N), ratio<10 → irradiated (I).