Zircon PL/Laser measurement, Gaft et al. 2005

Measurement details

Reference Gaft et al. 2005
Gaft, M., Reisfeld, R. & Panczer, G. (2005). Modern Luminescence Spectroscopy of Minerals and Materials. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer.
https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783642060113
Material Zircon [ ZrSiO4 ]
Specimen temperature Ambient
Analysis technique Laser photoluminescence (PL)
Probe Laser beam
Lines Er3+ 1530 nm, 1568 nm, {{linesearch:8a58a0eb-835a-46f6-bf9e-eb56e09e9715|Fe3+}}: 783 nm, {{linesearch:40783477-bb95-40dc-920b-e06cb5648c2a|Ho3+}}: 546 nm, 660 nm, {{linesearch:fc625d49-1901-43ae-b956-eafd8024b810|Tm3+}}: 348 nm, 457 nm

Composition

Nominal composition of Zircon [ ZrSiO4 ].
Element Atoms At% Wt%
Zr 1 16.7 49.8
Si 1 16.7 15.3
O 4 66.7 34.9
Total 6 100 100