A new possible interpretation of the anomalous fading in thermoluminescent materials as normal fading in disguise

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 205-210

  Chen, R ^a   Hag Yahya, A ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUMINOUS MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIOMETRY; REED RELAYS; RELAXATION PROCESSES; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

THERMOLUMINESCENCE FADING;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

EID: 0031119821     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(96)00147-3     Document Type: Article

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