Advances in luminescence instrument systems

2000-12-15
Bøtter-Jensen, L.
Bulur, Enver
Duller, G.A.T.
Murray, A.S.
We report on recent advances in the development of luminescence measurement systems and techniques at Riso. These include: (1) optical stimulation units based on new-generation powerful blue light (470 nm) emitting diodes providing up to 28 mW/cm(2) for OSL measurements; (2) an infrared (830 nm) laser diode unit providing up to 400 mW/cm(2) for stimulation of feldspars; and finally (3) an optical stimulation attachment based on a focused solid stale green (532 nm) laser for rapid OSL measurements of individual sand-sized single grains of a sample. Facilities for hearing samples during beta irradiation and performing linearly modulated OSL measurements have also been incorporated into the system.
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L. Bøtter-Jensen, E. Bulur, G. A. T. Duller, and A. S. Murray, “Advances in luminescence instrument systems,” Radiation Measurements, pp. 523–528, 2000, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/46352.