Radiation damage and the anomalous fadin
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S.A. Durrani; Y.M. Amin
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Article
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1985
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Almraet--Many of the minerals used for archaeological dating employing thermoluminescence (TL) exhibit anomalous fading to some extent. It is known for zircon that radiation damage, caused by the decay of uranium and thorium present in it as impurities, adversely affects the TL sensitivity as well a