Spectroscopic study of natural quartz samples

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 90, Issue , 2013, Pages 79-86

  Nunes, Eduardo H M ^a   Lameiras, Fernando S ^b   Houmard, Manuel ^a   Vasconcelos, Wander L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Nuclear Technology Development Centre   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Color; Irradiation; Quartz; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

EPR SPECTRA; GAMMA IRRADIATION; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA-ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; LIGHT-COLORED; NATURAL QUARTZ; SPECTROSCOPIC CHARACTERIZATION; SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES; UV-VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY;

ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; BLEACHING; CLEANING; COLOR; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; GAMMA RAYS; IRRADIATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PARAMAGNETISM; QUARTZ; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY;

AMETHYST; CITRINE; PRASIOLITE; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR IMAGING; SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84879004760     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: 18790895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2013.05.003     Document Type: Article

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