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