Fluorite PL/Laser measurement, Gaft <i>et al.</i> 1998

Fluorite PL/Laser measurement, Gaft et al. 1998

Reference	Gaft et al. 1998 Gaft M., Reisfeld R., Panczer G., Blank P. & Boulon G. (1998). Laser-induced time-resolved luminescence of minerals. Spectrochimica Acta Part a-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 54(13), 2163-2175. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1386-1425(98)00134-6
Material	Fluorite [ CaF₂ ] Specimen of fluorite, from Minerva mine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA. Specimen M 52847, Museums Victoria. © Photo by Rodney Start, Copyright Museums Victoria / CC BY (Licensed as Attribution 4.0 International)
Specimen temperature	Ambient
Technique	Laser photoluminescence (PL)
Probe	Laser beam
Line	M-center 725 nm (100%)

Nominal composition of Fluorite [ CaF₂ ].
Element	Atoms	At%	Wt%
Ca	1	33.3	51.3
F	2	66.7	48.7