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luminescence

[loo-muh-nes-uhns] / ˌlu məˈnɛs əns /
NOUN
moonlight
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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 resulting from thermal excitation can be used to observe high-energy states, but this current measurement method broadens spectral lines and blurs ultra-fine splitting.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 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.




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