A versatile low-cost laboratory apparatus for testing triboluminescent materials

Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 431-436

  Fontenot, Ross S ^a,b   Hollerman, William A ^a   Aggarwal, Mohan D ^b   Bhat, Kamala N ^b   Goedeke, Shawn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

^b ALABAMA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Europium tetrakis, EuD 4TEA; Low speed triboluminescence impact, TL; Manganese doped zinc sulfide, ZnS:Mn; Mechanoluminescence, ML; Triboluminescence

Indexed keywords

DROP TOWERS; EXPERIMENTAL SETUP; EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEM; LABORATORY APPARATUS; LABVIEW PROGRAM; LOW VELOCITIES; STEEL BALLS; TETRAKIS;

EUROPIUM; MANGANESE; MATERIALS TESTING; PILES; ZINC SULFIDE;

TRIBOLUMINESCENCE;

EID: 84856712209     PISSN: 02632241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2011.10.031     Document Type: Article

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