Thorite PL/Laser measurement, Gaft et al. 1998

Measurement details

Reference Gaft et al. 1998
Gaft M., Reisfeld R., Panczer G., Blank P. & Boulon G. (1998). Laser-induced time-resolved luminescence of minerals. Spectrochimica Acta Part a-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 54(13), 2163-2175. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1386-1425(98)00134-6
Material Thorite [ ThSiO4 ]
Specimen temperature Ambient
Analysis technique Laser photoluminescence (PL)
Probe Laser beam
Lines Eu3+ 591 nm, 615 nm, 702 nm, {{linesearch:7e276838-5ffc-4a55-9b0b-11a04f00de27|Nd3+}}: 872 nm, {{linesearch:4147bc89-cc99-48e0-a37f-ce8daed631b1|Sm3+}}: 642 nm, {{linesearch:9999a96d-f778-4033-9b13-f3b4e7807972|UO22+}}: 530 nm

Composition

Nominal composition of Thorite [ ThSiO4 ].
Element Atoms At% Wt%
Th 1 16.7 71.6
Si 1 16.7 8.67
O 4 66.7 19.7
Total 6 100 100