Witherite PL/XL measurement, x-ray beam, Gaft et al. 2001

Measurement details

Reference Gaft et al. 2001
Gaft M., Reisfeld R., Panczer G., Boulon G., Saraidarov T. & Erlish S. (2001). The luminescence of Bi, Ag and Cu in natural and synthetic barite BaSO4. Optical Materials, 16(1-2), 279-290. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0925-3467(00)00088-4
Material Witherite [ BaCO3 ]
Specimen temperature Ambient
Technique X-ray photoluminescence
Probe X-ray beam
Lines Dy3+ 480 nm, 580 nm, Gd3+ 313 nm

Composition

Nominal composition of Witherite [ BaCO3 ].
Element Atoms At% Wt%
Ba 1 20 69.6
C 1 20 6.09
O 3 60 24.3