Design and performance of a versatile, computer controlled instrument for studying low temperature thermoluminescence from biological samples

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2017-2026

  Bhatnagar, R ^a   Saxena, P ^a   Vora, H S ^a   Dubey, V K ^a   Sarangpani, K K ^a   Shirke, N D ^b   Bhattacharjee, S K ^b  

^a RAJA RAMANNA CENTRE FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Glow; Low temperature thermoluminescence; Microcontroller; Photosynthesis; Temperature programmer

Indexed keywords

CONTROL EQUIPMENT; COOLING; HEATING; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

PULSED EXCITATION;

THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; DESIGN; LIGHT; LOW TEMPERATURE; MEASURING INSTRUMENT; PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0036991943     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/13/12/329     Document Type: Article

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