Apatite 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 Apatite [ Ca5(PO4)3(OH, F, Cl) ]
Specimen temperature Ambient
Analysis technique Laser photoluminescence (PL)
Probe Laser beam
Lines
  • Ce3+ 365 nm (100%)
  • {{linesearch:2eee885b-b3ea-4121-b908-fd85e2f079db|Dy3+}}: 480 nm (100%), 575 nm (100%), 663 nm (100%), 750 nm (100%)
  • Er3+ 545 nm (100%), 1540 nm (100%)
  • Eu2+ 430 — 450 nm (100%)
  • {{linesearch:9a76ab38-edc0-4217-acf1-178661d3878e|Eu3+}}: 579 nm (100%), 590 nm (100%), 618 nm (100%), 653 nm (100%), 700 nm (100%)
  • Mn5+ 1170 nm (100%)
  • {{linesearch:dbd6c582-ac68-4d51-b7ad-13fdb074ed8e|Nd3+}}: 890 nm (100%), 1070 nm (100%), 1340 nm (100%)
  • Pr3+ 600 nm (100%), 650 nm (100%)
  • Sm3+ 565 nm (100%), 599 nm (100%), 645 nm (100%), 607 nm (100%), 654 nm (100%)
  • Tb3+ 380 nm (100%)
  • {{linesearch:2dbc4d3c-d621-43ff-afb7-01eb7202d4d8|Tm3+}}: 364 nm (100%), 452 nm (100%)
  • Yb3+ 993 nm (100%)

Composition

Nominal composition of Apatite [ Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl) ].
Element Atoms At% Wt%
H 0.118 1.66 0.07
Ca 1.667 23.42 39.36
P 1 14.05 18.25
O 4.112 57.76 38.76
F 0.111 1.56 1.24
Cl 0.111 1.56 2.32