The LF02 automated luminescence reader

Authors

  • L. Baly Centro Aplicaciones Tecnológicas y Desarrollo Nuclear (CEADEN), La Habana
  • R. Arteche Centro Aplicaciones Tecnológicas y Desarrollo Nuclear (CEADEN), La Habana
  • P. van Espen Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp
  • J. Arteche Centro Aplicaciones Tecnológicas y Desarrollo Nuclear (CEADEN), La Habana
  • I. Quesada Centro Aplicaciones Tecnológicas y Desarrollo Nuclear (CEADEN), La Habana
  • M. García Centro Aplicaciones Tecnológicas y Desarrollo Nuclear (CEADEN), La Habana
  • H. Lubián Centro Aplicaciones Tecnológicas y Desarrollo Nuclear (CEADEN), La Habana https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1074-7186
  • T. Cepero Centro Aplicaciones Tecnológicas y Desarrollo Nuclear (CEADEN), La Habana https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3659-2007
  • M. Baly Centro Aplicaciones Tecnológicas y Desarrollo Nuclear (CEADEN), La Habana https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5640-8587
  • J. C. Gutiérrez Centro Aplicaciones Tecnológicas y Desarrollo Nuclear (CEADEN), La Habana
  • A. Chávez Centro Aplicaciones Tecnológicas y Desarrollo Nuclear (CEADEN), La Habana
  • R. A. D. Valle Instituto de Geología y Paleontología- Servicio Geológico de Cuba (IGP), La Habana
  • L. P. Hernández Instituto de Geología y Paleontología- Servicio Geológico de Cuba (IGP), La Habana

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https://doi.org/10.26034/la.atl.2023.571

Abstract

In the present work the LF02 automated luminescence reader is introduced. The construction of the LF02 is part of a project aimed at creating capacities to support the activities of the luminescence dating laboratory at CEADEN in terms of carrying out sediment dating and basic research on quartz luminescence. To accomplish this task, a robust design with a basic structure capable of executing long measuring sequences was proposed. Along with the description of the reader, design concepts aimed at reducing the measurement time are analyzed in detail. To evaluate the effect of each design idea, the term reader productivity is defined. For the evaluation of the LF02 productivity, two different cases are analyzed. In the first one, the sample dose to recover is equivalent to 151 s of beta irradiation, while in the second case the time of irradiation is 833 s. The results show that the introduction of these ideas produces a significant reduction of time needed for completing a SAR sequence.

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2023-11-15

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Baly, L., Arteche, R., van Espen, P., Arteche, J., Quesada, I., García, M., Lubián, H., Cepero, T., Baly, M., Gutiérrez, J. C., Chávez, A., Valle, R. A. D., & Hernández, L. P. (2023). The LF02 automated luminescence reader. Ancient TL, 41(2), 6–13. https://doi.org/10.26034/la.atl.2023.571

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Vol. 41 No. 2 (2023)

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Copyright (c) 2023 L. Baly, R. Arteche, P. van Espen, J. Arteche, I. Quesada, M. García, H. Lubián, T. Cepero, M. Baly, J. C. Gutiérrez, A. Chávez, R. A. D. Valle, L. P. Hernández

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