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ther·mo·lu·mi·nes·cence dat·ing
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Thermoluminescence dating
Thermoluminescence dating is the determination, by means of measuring the accumulated radiation dose, of the time elapsed since material containing crystalline minerals was either heated or exposed to sunlight. As the material is heated, during measurements, thermoluminescence, a weak light signal, is emitted, proportional to the radiation dose absorbed by the material. Natural crystalline materials contain imperfections: impurity ions, stress dislocations, and other phenomena that disturb the regularity of the electric field that holds the atoms in the crystalline lattice together. This leads to local humps and dips in its electric potential. Where there is a dip, a free electron may be attracted and trapped. The flux of ionizing radiation—both from cosmic radiation and from natural radioactivity—excites electrons from atoms in the crystal lattice into the conduction band where they can move freely. Most excited electrons will soon recombine with lattice ions, but some will be trapped, storing part of the energy of the radiation in the form of trapped electric charge. Depending on the depth of the traps the storage time of trapped electrons will vary - some traps are sufficiently deep to store charge for hundreds of thousands of years.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of thermoluminescence dating in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of thermoluminescence dating in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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