Open AccessSimulation of optically‐stimulated luminescence of zircon
Author(s) -
Turkin A. A.,
Vainshtein D. I.,
Hartog H. W. den
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
physica status solidi c
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1610-1642
pISSN - 1862-6351
DOI - 10.1002/pssc.200673790
Subject(s) - zircon , luminescence , optically stimulated luminescence , mineralogy , geology , sample (material) , mineral , geochemistry , materials science , chemistry , optoelectronics , chromatography , metallurgy
Mineral zircon, ZrSiO 4 , belongs to a class of materials that can be used as a chronological tool in geology and archaeology for measurements of the natural radiation dose and the sample age by optical methods. The model of optically stimulated luminescence developed earlier is used to investigate the applicability of the single‐aliquot regenerative‐dose method (SAR) for dating with zircon. Various implementations of the SAR method are considered and practical recommendations are formulated. (© 2007 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)