McKeever gives us a comprehensive survey of thermoluminescence, an important, versatile, and widely-used experimental technique. Bringing together previously isolated specialized approaches, he stresses the importance of the solid state aspects of the phenomenon and links these to applications in dating, dosimetry, and geology. The book contains chapters on analysis and special properties, on instrumentation, and on the variety of defect reaction--using the alkali halides and SiO2 as examples--that can take place within a material to yield thermoluminescence. Three chapters concerning applications discuss the features of the solid state reactions to explain some of the properties observed in practice.
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Thermoluminescence of Solids - A Critical Discussion,
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This review is from: Thermoluminescence of Solids (Cambridge Solid State Science Series) (Paperback)
As a Ph.D. student in the field of radiation protection and dosimetry I have read a lot of papers and books dealing with the theory of thermoluminescence. Based on this knowledge I consider Mc Keever's work "Thermoluminescence of Solids" as "the" reference book in the respective field. The book provides an excellent overview of luminescence phenomena in general - leading the reader from the theoretical background to applications. The theoretical part is dealt with in high detail but also understandable for graduate students with a basic knowledge of radiation physics and the physics of solids. The application part covers an overview of the most common TLD-materials and their usage. The different techniques of thermoluminescence dating are reviewed and can also be used as a summary for archeologists.
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Volume 84 of the Physics Abstracts Subject Index for 1981 lists over 300 separate entries for papers concerning the topic of thermoluminescence. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
imparted dose, fractional glow technique, supralinear growth, thermoluminescence peaks, natural thermoluminescence, thermoluminescence process, cosmic ray dose rate, isothermal decay curves, correlated recombination, dosimetry peak, thermoluminescence sensitivity, disconnected traps, thermoluminescence intensity, impurity vacancy dipoles, stimulated conductivity, anomalous fading, thermoluminescence response, glow peaks, interstitial trapping, thermoluminescence properties, trap emptying, thermoluminescence signal, pottery quartz, thermoluminescence data, thermoluminescence emission Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Volume 84 of the Physics Abstracts Subject Index for 1981 lists over 300 separate entries for papers concerning the topic of thermoluminescence. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
imparted dose, fractional glow technique, supralinear growth, thermoluminescence peaks, natural thermoluminescence, thermoluminescence process, cosmic ray dose rate, isothermal decay curves, correlated recombination, dosimetry peak, thermoluminescence sensitivity, disconnected traps, thermoluminescence intensity, impurity vacancy dipoles, stimulated conductivity, anomalous fading, thermoluminescence response, glow peaks, interstitial trapping, thermoluminescence properties, trap emptying, thermoluminescence signal, pottery quartz, thermoluminescence data, thermoluminescence emission Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- Thermoluminescence Dating by M. Aitken on 5 pages
- Handbook of Thermoluminescence by C. Furetta on 9 pages
- Numerical and Practical Exercises in Thermoluminescence by Vasilis Pagonis on page 24, and Back Matter
- Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dosimetry by L. Boetter-Jensen on page 40, and page 99
- Luminescence of Solids by D.R. Vij on page 305
- Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths, Volume 28 by Karl A. Gschneidner on page 304
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