A microprocessor-controlled nonlinear heating system for thermoluminescence studies
- 1 January 1984
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics E: Scientific Instruments
- Vol. 17 (1) , 19-21
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3735/17/1/002
Abstract
A low-cost microprocessor-controlled heater for the study of thermoluminescence is described. This system enables a programmed nonlinear heating profile to be used to facilitate glow curve analysis. The apparatus was constructed for a research study concerning the dating of ceramics by measuring thermoluminescence (TL) induced by natural sources of ionising radiation. The use of microprocessor control gives the instrument a flexibility not available to hard-wired systems, and has great potential for further development.Keywords
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