Thermoluminescence of the meteorite interior: A possible tool for the estimation of cosmic ray exposure ages

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 304, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 36-44

  Biswas, R H ^a   Morthekai, P ^a   Gartia, R K ^b   Chawla, S ^c   Singhvi, A K ^a  

^a PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^b MANIPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Athermal fading; Cosmic ray exposure; Meteorites; Photoluminescence; Radiation damage; Thermoluminescence

Indexed keywords

A-STABILITY; A-THERMAL; AGE ESTIMATION; COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDES; DEFECT CENTERS; DEPTH DEPENDENCE; DIFFERENT PROTOCOLS; DOSE ATTENUATION; DOSE RATE; EQUIVALENT DOSE; EXPOSURE AGE; FADING RATE; G-VALUES; HIGH ENERGY HEAVY CHARGED PARTICLES; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; LUMINESCENCE EMISSION; LUMINESCENCE MEASUREMENTS; LUMINESCENCE SIGNALS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY; RED EMISSION BAND; SPECTRAL EMISSION; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS;

COSMOLOGY; ENERGY TRANSFER; ESTIMATION; METEORITES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; RADIATION DAMAGE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

COSMIC RAYS;

AGE DETERMINATION; COSMIC RAY; METEORITE; RADIATION DAMAGE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

EID: 79952621915     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2011.01.012     Document Type: Article

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