Thermoluminescence in pure LiF crystals: Glow peaks and their connection with color centers

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Baldacchini, G ^a   Montereali, R M ^a   Nichelatti, E ^b   Kalinov, V S ^c   Voitovich, A P ^c   Davidson, A T ^d   Kozakiewicz, A G ^d  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

^b ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE FOR MATHEMATICS   (Belarus)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

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EID: 54749113135     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2979712     Document Type: Article

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