Unraveling thermoluminescence / C.M. Sunta.
The book is essentially about the theoretical aspects of thermoluminescence (TL). It is structured and written in a manner which will specially be of interest to the fresh undergraduate students and young researchers planning to take up work in the field of thermoluminescence. It is arranged into se...
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[2014]
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| Series: | Springer series in materials science ;
v. 202. |
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; About the Author; 1 Introduction: Thermoluminescence and Other Forms of Luminescence; Abstract; 1.1 ... Thermoluminescence: Definition; 1.2 ... Early History; 1.3 ... Luminescence; 1.3.1 Photoluminescence; 1.3.2 Fluorescence and Phosphorescence; 1.4 ... Luminescence in Condensed Matter; 1.4.1 Optically Stimulated Luminescence; 1.5 ... Cathodoluminescence; 1.6 ... Radioluminescence; 1.7 ... Scintillation; 1.8 ... Electroluminesce; 1.9 ... Chemiluminescence; 1.10 ... Bioluminescence; 1.11 ... Triboluminescence; 1.12 ... Nature's Luminescence Wonders; References; 2 Induction of Thermoluminescence.
- Abstract2.1 ... Essential Conditions for TL Induction; 2.2 ... Defect Centers in TL; 2.2.1 Defects Which Trap Electrons; 2.2.2 Defects Which Trap Holes; 2.3 ... Defect Generation by Irradiation; 2.4 ... Interactions of Radiations; 2.4.1 Heavy Charged Particles; 2.4.2 Light Charged Particles; 2.4.3 Electromagnetic Radiations (X and Gamma Rays); 2.4.4 Neutrons; 2.5 ... Dose Dependence of the Filling of Traps; References; 3 Thermal Stimulation of Luminescence and Theory of the Glow Curves; Abstract; 3.1 ... Energy Levels of Solid Phosphors; 3.2 ... The Thermal Stimulation Process.
- 3.2.1 Energy Distribution of Electrons in the Traps3.2.2 Frequency Factor; 3.3 ... The Thermoluminescence Models; 3.3.1 Randall and Wilkins Model; 3.3.2 Garlick and Gibson Model; 3.3.2.1 Kinetic Order; 3.3.3 General Order Kinetics; 3.3.3.1 Pre-exponential Factor, svprime in GO Kinetics; 3.3.4 Comparison of GO Kinetics with the OTOR Physical Model; 3.3.4.1 Lacunae in the Theory of GO Kinetics; 3.4 ... Mixed Order Kinetics; 3.5 ... Realistic Physical Models; 3.5.1 Generalized Scheme; 3.5.2 Interactive Multi-trap System; 3.5.3 Non-interactive Multi-trap System; 3.6 ... Localized Recombination Model.
- 3.7 ... KO of the Glow Curves of Real MaterialsReferences; 4 Kinetics Analysis of TL Glow Curves; Abstract; 4.1 ... Basic Parameters of TL Glow Peaks; 4.2 ... First Approximation of E; 4.3 ... Initial Rise Method ; 4.3.1 Analysis of Multi-peak Glow Curves; 4.3.2 Sources of Error; 4.4 ... Various Heating Rates Method; 4.4.1 Hoogenstraaten's Method ; 4.4.2 Merits, Demerits, and Precautions; 4.5 ... Isothermal Decay Method ; 4.6 ... Methods Based on the Shape of the Glow Peak; 4.6.1 Precautions and Sources of Error; 4.7 ... Curve Fitting Method; 4.7.1 Limitations of Peak Shape and Curve Fitting Methods.
- 4.8 ... General Precautions and Uncertainties in Glow Curve Analysis4.9 ... Concluding Remarks; References; 5 The Quasi-Equilibrium Problem in Thermoluminescence; Abstract; 5.1 ... Definition; 5.2 ... An Alternative Definition for QE and Its Meaning with Reference to Its Conventional Definition; 5.2.1 Reconciliation of Q(T) with the Conventional Definition of QE; 5.2.2 Inferences from the Use of Q(T) and P(T); 5.3 ... Dependence of QE on System Parameters; 5.3.1 Recombination Life Time; 5.3.2 More Examples of Dependence of QE on System Parameters.