Scheelite (var. synthetic) PL measurement, Gorobets <i>et al.</i> 1976

Scheelite (var. synthetic) PL measurement, Gorobets et al. 1976

Reference	Gorobets et al. 1976 Gorobets B. S., Mikhalev A. A. & Nauchitel M. A. (1976). Rare earths in the luminescence spectra of natural scheelites. Journal of Applied Spectroscopy, 25(1), 918-920. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00605176
Material	Scheelite (var. synthetic) [ CaWO₄ ] Scheelite specimen from Camp Bird Mine, Ouray Co., CO, USA © Photo by Ken Larsen, via Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Specimen temperature	Ambient
Technique	Photoluminescence (PL)
Lines	Dy³⁺ 485 nm (0.2%), 487 nm (0.1%), 492 nm (0.25%), 585 nm (0.45%), 670 nm (0.15%) Er³⁺ 425 nm (0.2%), 555 nm (0.05%), 560 nm (1%), 657 nm (0.2%) Eu³⁺ 594 nm (0.05%), 597 nm (0.05%), 617 nm (0.45%) Nd³⁺ 950 nm (0.05%), 955 nm (0.05%), 960 nm (0.05%), 1330 nm (1%), 1345 nm (0.5%) Pr³⁺ 604 nm (0.7%), 607 nm (1%) Sm³⁺ 563 nm (0.25%), 566 nm (0.1%)

Nominal composition of Scheelite (var.synthetic) [ CaWO₄ ].
Element	Atoms	At%	Wt%
Ca	1	16.7	13.9
W	1	16.7	63.9
O	4	66.7	22.2