Evaluation of trap parameters associated with thermoluminescence peaks in fired quartz

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 41, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 813-818

  Mebhah, D ^a   Imatoukene, D ^a   Abdelazziz, F Z ^a   Lounis Mokrani, Z ^a  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE NUCLÉAIRE D ALGER   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Deconvolution; Fired quartz; Peak shape; Thermoluminescence; Whole glow curve

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; DOSIMETRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PREHEATING; REACTION KINETICS; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

DECONVOLUTION; FIRED QUARTZ; PEAK SHAPE; WHOLE GLOW CURVE;

QUARTZ;

EID: 33750006794     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2006.04.005     Document Type: Article

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