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Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) characteristics of four fluorite samples under green light stimulation
1Federal University of São Paulo, Rua Carvalho de Mendonça 144, 11030-400, Santos, Brazil.
Abstract:
This study investigates the OSL properties of four natural fluorite color varieties (green, purple, blue-yellow banded and yellow) under green light stimulation. Thermoluminescence reveals two peaks, with the green sample showing the strongest glow. OSL exhibits a fast initial decay followed by a slower one, with phototransfer observed in purple and yellow. OSL intensity is linear with dose (1-30 Gy) for most samples, except yellow. Curve fitting using a first order kinetics model suggests multiple OSL components (between 3 and 5). Preheat treatment at 100 °C increases the very fast components (thermal transfer). Anomalous fading shows rapid initial decay followed by a slower one.
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