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Thermoluminescence

About: Thermoluminescence is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 7565 publications have been published within this topic receiving 105842 citations. The topic is also known as: TL.


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01 Oct 1988
TL;DR: In this paper, theoretical background and additional factors governing thermoluminescence are discussed. But the authors focus on the geology applications and do not address the effect of temperature variations on the properties of the thermoluminant.
Abstract: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Theoretical background 3. Thermoluminescence analysis 4. Additional factors governing thermoluminescence 5. Defects and thermolumienscence 6. Thermoluminescence dosimetry (TLD) 7. Thermoluminescence dating 8. Geological applications 9. Instrumentation Appendices References Index.

1,457 citations

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01 Jan 1985
TL;DR: In this paper, theoretical background and additional factors governing thermoluminescence are discussed. But the authors focus on the geology applications and do not address the effect of temperature variations on the properties of the thermoluminant.
Abstract: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Theoretical background 3. Thermoluminescence analysis 4. Additional factors governing thermoluminescence 5. Defects and thermolumienscence 6. Thermoluminescence dosimetry (TLD) 7. Thermoluminescence dating 8. Geological applications 9. Instrumentation Appendices References Index.

1,388 citations

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01 Jun 1948
TL;DR: Theoretical and experimental studies attempt to determine the extent to which retrapping does occur and what effects it will have in modifying the phosphorescence and thermoluminescence characteristics.
Abstract: Phosphorescence and thermoluminescence emission from photoconducting impurity activated phosphors have been satisfactorily explained by the storage of electrons, freed from luminescence centres or other atoms of the solid, in metastable energy levels known as electron traps. Electrons escaping from these traps give rise to emission when they recombine with luminescence centres but there is a probability that they may be retrapped in empty electron traps before their final recombination with centres. The present theoretical and experimental studies attempt to determine the extent to which retrapping does occur and what effects it will have in modifying the phosphorescence and thermoluminescence characteristics. Theoretical treatment shows that there are marked differences in these characteristics for conditions when the retrapping process is present and for those when it is negligible. Experimental investigations of the characteristics of specimens of zinc sulphide, zinc silicate and strontium silicate phosphors indicate that, except under special conditions, retrapping of electrons is negligible. These results together with other work can be explained theoretically if it is assumed that electron traps operative in the luminescence process are spatially associated with the immediate neighbourhood of the luminescence centres formed by activating impurities. This new concept is also supported by the relations found between the luminescence characteristics and the dielectric changes in phosphors of the zinc sulphide type.

1,141 citations

Book
08 Sep 1997
TL;DR: In this article, the authors offer an account of thermoluminescence (TL) and other thermally stimulated phenomena, and the results of TL in different materials are described in some detail.
Abstract: In this text, the authors offer an account of thermoluminescence (TL) and other thermally stimulated phenomena. Although most recent experimental results of TL in different materials are described in some detail, the emphasis is on general processes, and the approach is more theoretical.Thus , the details of the possible processes which can take place during the excitation of the sample, and during its heating, are analyzed. The methods for analyzing TL glow curves are critically discussed, and recommendations as to their application are made. Also discussed are the expected behaviour of these phenomena as functions of the experimental parameters, for example, the dose of excitation. The consequences concerning the main applications of TL (for example, radiation dosimetry) are also discussed in detail as well as the similarities and dissimilarities of other thermally stimulated phenomena, and the simultaneous measurements of the latter and TL.

1,141 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed a glow-curve deconvolution (GCD) function for first, second and general orders of kinetics, which can be obtained experimentally.
Abstract: Thermoluminescence glow-curve deconvolution (GCD) functions are proposed for first, second and general orders of kinetics. The free parameters of the GCD functions are the maximum peak intensity and the maximum peak temperature , which can be obtained experimentally. The activation energy (E) and the order of kinetics (b) in the case of general order kinetics are the additional free parameters.

722 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
YearPapers
2023190
2022394
2021234
2020273
2019248
2018247