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Investigation of some critical properties of thermoluminescence (TL) and TL dating of ancient Chinese pottery.

by Ng Man Fai. / Title also in Chinese. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1990. / Bibliography: leaves 165-170. / Acknowledgement --- p.i / Abstract --- p.ii / Content --- p.iv / Chapter Chapter 1. --- Introduction / Chapter 1.1 --- Starting point --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- TL dating --- p.2 / Chapter Chapter 2. --- Introduction to the unified model / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.5 / Chapter 2.2 --- The model itself --- p.5 / Chapter Chapter 3. --- Experimental apparatus / Chapter 3.1 --- Thermoluminescence (TL) glow curve taking system --- p.10 / Chapter 3.2 --- Alpha-counting system --- p.12 / Chapter 3.3 --- Flame photometer --- p.14 / Chapter 3.4 --- Irradiation unit --- p.15 / Chapter 3. 5 --- Constant temperature oven --- p.16 / Chapter Chapter 4. --- Supralinear correction in additive thermoluminescence dating method / Chapter 4.1 --- Supralinearity as a difficulty in additive dose TL dating method --- p.19 / Chapter 4.2 --- A brief review of the conventional models --- p.20 / Chapter 4.3 --- Fitting of data to the unified model --- p.23 / Chapter 4.4 --- Results --- p.27 / Chapter Chapter 5. --- Thermoluminescence dating of ancient Chinese pottery / Chapter 5. 1 --- Introduction --- p.36 / Chapter 5.2 --- Dating of samples from Tung Wan archaeological site --- p.36 / Chapter 5.3 --- Comparison of dating results of samples from Philippines and Guangdong --- p.48 / Chapter Chapter 6. --- Experimental and theoretical investigation of the TL fading behaviour / Chapter 6.1 --- Introduction to fading process --- p.70 / Chapter 6.2 --- How fading effect affects the dating results --- p.72 / Chapter 6.3 --- Comparison of the semi-analytical prediction with the experimental result --- p.74 / Chapter 6.4 --- Dose-dependent TL fading of various minerals --- p.83 / Chapter Chapter 7. --- Single-peak and multiple-peak TL kinetics studies / Chapter 7.1 --- An introduction to the first order and second order TL kinetics --- p.106 / Chapter 7.2 --- Recent developments made by P. W. Levy --- p.115 / Chapter 7.3 --- The unified model kinetics --- p.121 / Chapter 7.4 --- Glow curve behaviour of CaSO4 : Dy and CaF2 : Mn TL phosphors --- p.125 / Chapter Chapter 8. --- Conclusion --- p.144 / Appendices 1-10 --- p.147 / References --- p.165

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_318600
Date January 1990
ContributorsNg, Man Fai., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Physics.
PublisherChinese University of Hong Kong
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, v, 170 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
CoverageChina, China
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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