Numerical and Practical Exercises in Thermoluminescence
Thermoluminescence (TL) is a well-established technique widely used in dosimetric and dating applications. Although several excellent reference books exist which document both the theoretical and experimental aspects of TL, there is a general lack of book
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Vasilis Pagonis
George Kitis
Claudio Furetta
Numerical and Practical Exercises in Thermoluminescence With 110 Figures
George Kitis Nuclear Physics Laboratory Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki 540 06 Greece
Vasilis Pagonis Department of Physics McDaniel College Westminster MD 21157 USA Claudio Furetta Department of Physics University of Rome, La Sapienza Rome 00185 Italy
Cover illustration: Typical thermoluminescence glow curves for first and second order kinetics. The equations for the glow curves are also shown. Figures are drawn by the authors.
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2005926338 ISBN-10: 0-387-26063-3 ISBN-13: 978-0387-26063-1
e-ISBN 0-387-30090-2
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I dedicate this book to my wife, Mary Jo Boylan, whose constant encouragement and support made this book possible. Vasilis Pagonis I dedicate this book to my wife, Φωτ εινη, and my mentor, Professor Stephanos Charalambous. George Kitis I am very grateful to my wife, Maria Clotilde, for her loving support of my scientific work. Claudio Furetta
Preface
Thermoluminescence (TL) is a well-established technique widely used in dosimetric and dating applications. Although several excellent reference books exist which document both the theoretical and experimental aspects of TL, there is a general lack of books that deal with specific numerical and practical aspects of analyzing TL data. Many times the practical details of analyzing numerical TL glow curves and of applying theoretical models are difficult to find in the published literature. The purpose of this book is to provide a practical guide for both established researchers and for new graduate students entering the field of TL and is intended to be used in conjunction with and as a practical supplement of standard textbooks in the field. Chapter 1 lays the mathematical groundwork for subsequent chapters by presenting the fundamental mathematical expressions most commonly used for analyzing experimental TL data. Chapter 2 presents comprehensive examples of TL data analysis for glow curves following first-, second-, and general-order kinetics. Detailed ana
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