Studies of quartz 110 °C thermoluminescence peak sensitivity change and its relevance to optically stimulated luminescence dating

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 437-443

  Chen, G ^a   Li, S H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIATION EFFECTS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMOLUMINESCENCE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE (OSL);

QUARTZ;

EID: 0033873586     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/33/4/318     Document Type: Article

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