Instrumentation for the non-destructive optical measurement of trapped electrons in feldspar

摘要

A facility for the measurement of infrared photoluminescence (IRPL) has been developed for the Riso TL/OSL reader. The new IRPL measurement system uses an external laser light source at 1.49 eV (830 nm) and two photomultiplier tubes (PMT) for detecting emissions at similar to 1.41 eV (880 nm) and similar to 1.3 eV (955 nm) and an EMCCD. Pulsed IRPL measurement ensures a low background count rate by allowing the rejection of breakthrough from excitation light. We present the results of integrated IRPL measurements on both multiple- and single-grain aliquots, and finally demonstrate the potential of imaging natural K-feldspar samples and a granite rock slice.