Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/A/S/2000/01230
Ionoluminescence of Minerals.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor P Townsend, University of Sussex, Sch of Engineering and Design
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor A Finch, University of St Andrews, Earth and Environmental Sciences
- Grant held at:
- University of Sussex, Sch of Engineering and Design
- Science Area:
- Earth
- Overall Classification:
- Earth
- ENRIs:
- Natural Resource Management
- Global Change
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Science Topics:
- Quaternary Science
- Properties Of Earth Materials
- Abstract:
- Mineral luminescence is a widely used but poorly understood phenomenon underpinning many Earth science disciplines. We will develop spectroscopic equipment to perform novel Ionoluminescence (IL) studies of key rock-forming minerals. We will characterise luminescence centres more closely and relate their concentrations to geological criteria such as composition, cooling rate, age and structural state. IL has benefits unobtainable from other luminescence characterisation routes, such as cathodoluminescence, for example it can probe many microns beneath the surface and avoid artefacts of sample preparation. The experiment will provide both spectral and spatial information, essential in natural materials where micron-scale heterogeneity is commonplace. The project will provide fundamental understanding of luminescence behaviour applicable to e.g. Quaternary age dating, cooling histories of rocks.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/A/S/2000/01230
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Standard Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Standard Grant
This grant award has a total value of £60,270
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Equipment |
|---|---|---|
| £7,968 | £10,290 | £42,013 |
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