luminescence
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To determine the age of the site, scientists used multiple dating techniques, including Optically Stimulated Luminescence and Electron-Spin Resonance.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
Luminescence, or the emission of photons by a substance exposed to light, has been known to occur in semiconductor materials like silicon for hundreds of years.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2024
Luminescence dating normally relies on quartz, but for this study the researchers turned to feldspar, which can absorb much more radioactivity than quartz.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 20, 2023
Luminescence dating measures the time elapsed since some silicate minerals, such as coarse-sediments of silicate minerals, were last exposed to light or heat at the surface of Earth.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
Luminescence: applied to the light of fire-flies, as a substitute for phosphorescence.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
Vocabulary lists containing luminescence
Let There Be Light: Lum and Luc
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Physical Science - Energy - Introductory
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