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The Thermoluminescence of Lunar Samples

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The Moon

Part of the book series: International Astronomical Union/Union Astronomique Internationale ((IAUS,volume 47))

Abstract

Studies of thermoluminescence emission from lunar samples show that at lunar day surface temperatures and even at 18°C the trapped electron responsible are decaying to their ground states by a non-thermal process. Data from various workers show similar characteristics with respect to this process. They show that thermoluminescence cannot be used as a technique for dating lunar samples (or terrestrial plagioclases) over any significant geological period. A quantitative model for the non-thermal process is proposed.

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  1. Department of Physics, University of Hull, England

    G. F. J. Garlick & Irene Robinson

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  1. G. F. J. Garlick
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  1. School of Physics, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England

    Stanley Keith Runcorn

  2. Chemistry Department, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, Calif., USA

    Harold C. Urey

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Garlick, G.F.J., Robinson, I. (1972). The Thermoluminescence of Lunar Samples. In: Runcorn, S.K., Urey, H.C. (eds) The Moon. International Astronomical Union/Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 47. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2861-5_29

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