Abstract
This article describes the essential features of photo-stimulated luminescence in flint. The emission is shown to be complex, arising from a number of different aspects of the material. Under constant illumination, dose-dependent time-decaying anti-Stokes signals are superimposed on dose-independent, time-stable emission that is both Stokes and anti-Stokes shifted in energy. It is argued that the dose-dependent signals arise from the crystalline quartz phase of the material, whereas the dose independent signals originate from an amorphous-like phase of SiO2. The microcrystallinity of the material leads to contrasting behaviour when compared with bulk crystalline quartz.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Radiation Measurements |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 4 |
Pages (from-to) | 551-555 |
ISSN | 1350-4487 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 1995 |
Event | International Symposium on Luminescent Detectors and Transformers of Ionizing Radiation - Tallinn, Estonia Duration: 25 Sept 1994 → 28 Sept 1994 |
Conference
Conference | International Symposium on Luminescent Detectors and Transformers of Ionizing Radiation |
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Country/Territory | Estonia |
City | Tallinn |
Period | 25/09/1994 → 28/09/1994 |
Sponsor | University of Tartu, Bicron Technologies Vertriebs GmbH, Victoreen Inc., Estonian Academy of Sciences |