title: An affordable optically stimulated luminescent dosimeter reader utilizing multiple excitation wavelengths.
abstract: A lower-cost optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) reader with increased flexibility for pursuing laboratory research into OSL theory and application was designed and constructed. This was achieved by using off-the-shelf optical components and higher-power light emitting diodes. The resulting reader includes more wavelengths of excitation light than current commercial readers, as well as the ability to swap out filters and other components during an experiment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan, 2355 Bonisteel Boulevard, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2104, USA. Electronic address: kearfott@umich.edu.
authors.forename: Kimberlee J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Kearfott
authors.affiliation: West Physics, 3825 Paces Walk SE, Suite 250, Atlanta, GA 30339, USA. Electronic address: Geoff@westphysics.com.
authors.forename: W Geoffrey
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: West
keywords: Geological dating; Instrumentation; Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL); Radiation dosimetry