The problem of dating quartz 2: Synchrotron generated X-ray excited optical luminescence (XEOL) from quartz

Georgina Elizabeth King; Adrian Finch; Ruth Robinson; Richard Taylor; J Mosselmans

doi:10.1016/j.radmeas.2011.08.014

The problem of dating quartz 2: Synchrotron generated X-ray excited optical luminescence (XEOL) from quartz

Georgina Elizabeth King, Adrian Finch, Ruth Robinson, Richard Taylor, J Mosselmans

Department of Geography and Earth Sciences

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Abstract

The luminescence emission of quartz is used in optically stimulated luminescence dating (OSL), however the precise origins of the emission are unclear. A suite of quartz samples were analysed using X-ray excited optical luminescence (XEOL). Radiation dose effects were observed whereby the UV emissions (3.8 and 3.4 eV) were depleted to the benefit of the red emission (1.9–2.0 eV). Samples were excited at ∼7 keV. Understanding why some quartz emit light more brightly than others will increase the efficiency and precision of OSL analyses.

Original language	English
Article number	2
Pages (from-to)	1082-1089
Number of pages	7
Journal	Radiation Measurements
Volume	46
Issue number	10
Early online date	19 Aug 2011
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2011.08.014
Publication status	Published - 01 Oct 2011

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X-ray excited optical luminescence
OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE
QUARTZ

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