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

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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 languageEnglish
Article number2
Pages (from-to)1082-1089
Number of pages7
JournalRadiation Measurements
Volume46
Issue number10
Early online date19 Aug 2011
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01 Oct 2011

Keywords

  • X-ray excited optical luminescence
  • OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE
  • QUARTZ

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