Dependence of the thermal influence on luminescence lifetimes from quartz on the duration of optical stimulation

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 167-175

  Chithambo, M L ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Lifetimes; Pulsed LEDs; Quartz; Thermal quenching

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; DATA REDUCTION; FUNCTIONS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; QUARTZ; QUENCHING; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

EXPONENTIAL FUNCTIONS; OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE (OSL);

LUMINESCENCE;

EID: 0037634853     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(02)00166-X     Document Type: Article

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