Modern Luminescence Spectroscopy of Minerals and Materials

• Main Authors: Gaft, Michael (Author), Reisfeld, Renata (Author), Panczer, Gérard (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Geology.; Mineral resources.; Mineralogy.; Crystallography.; Optics.; Optoelectronics.; Plasmons (Physics).; Materials science.; Earth Sciences.; Mineral Resources.; Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.

Luminescence Spectroscopy of Minerals and Materials presents an overview of the general concepts in luminescence spectroscopy as well as experimental methods and their interpretation. Special emphasis is laid on the fluorescence lifetime and the determination of time-resolved spectra. This method en...

Table of Contents:

• Theoretical Background
• Experimental Techniques
• Luminescent Minerals
• Interpretation of Luminescence Centers
• Applications of Laser-Induced Time-Resolved Spectroscopic Techniques
• Minerals Prospecting
• Minerals Radiometric Sorting
• Identification of Minerals
• Waste Storage Geomaterials
• Luminescent Bio-Minerals
• Conclusion.