Monazite-(Ce) (var. Nd doped) PL/Laser spectrum, 785 nm laser beam, Lenz <i>et al.</i> 2015

Monazite-(Ce) (var. Nd doped) PL/Laser spectrum, 785 nm laser beam, Lenz et al. 2015

Description	PL/Laser spectrum of Monazite-(Ce) (var. Nd doped)
Reference	Lenz et al. 2015 Lenz C., Nasdala L., Talla D., Hauzenberger C., Seitz R. & Kolitsch U. (2015). Laser-induced REE3+ photoluminescence of selected accessory minerals — An “advantageous artefact” in Raman spectroscopy. Chemical Geology, 415, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2015.09.001 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000925411530022X
Material	Monazite-(Ce) (var. Nd doped) [ CePO₄:Nd ] Monazite-(Ce) specimen from Norway © Photo by Penland, via Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Technique	Laser photoluminescence (PL)
Instrument	Horiba LabRam HR800
Probe	785 nm laser beam
Det. technology	CCD, Si, Peltier cooled
Grating spacing	600 lines/mm
Numerical aperture	0.9
Channel count	7697
Energy range	1.05403 … 1.56719 eV
Intensity range	100 (normalised intensity)
Lines	Nd³⁺ 1.14935 eV (6.3%), 1.15595 eV (3.1%), 1.15787 eV (4.8%), 1.16321 eV (2.8%), 1.16983 eV (5.3%), 1.17189 eV (24.1%), 1.17616 eV (16.7%), 1.18586 eV (6%), 1.18992 eV (4%), 1.36766 eV (20.2%), 1.38193 eV (14.5%), 1.39819 eV (23.9%), 1.41505 eV (35.2%), 1.42323 eV (100%), 1.42882 eV (26.3%), 1.43716 eV (34.2%)

Nominal composition of Monazite-(Ce) (var.Nd doped) [ CePO₄:Nd ].
Element	Atoms	At%	Wt%
Ce	~1	~16.67	~59.6
Nd	?	?	?
P	1	16.7	13.2
O	4	66.7	27.2

PL/Laser spectrum of Monazite-(Ce) (var. Nd doped)