Introduction
Cathodoluminescence (CL) is the term used to describe the emission of light from crystalline materials caused by irradiation with high energy electrons emitted from a cathode source. The detailed physical principles of CL are explained in Walker (1985). When a beam of electrons impinge on a solid material a variety of interactions take place. Some energy is absorbed, some transmitted (but only through very thin sheets of matter) and some is reflected in both particulate and wave forms. It is the light emission that constitutes CL. This light is not always emitted in the visible region of the spectrum, although there are few studies in sedimentology of CL in the UV or IR portions of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Sedimentologists use CL extensively in clastic and carbonate petrography to reveal fabric and paragenetic information not apparent with other imaging techniques. CL is now an established routine tool that provides qualitative information on grain provenance,...
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Burley, S.D. (1978). Cathodoluminescence (applied to the study of sedimentary rocks). In: Middleton, G.V., Church, M.J., Coniglio, M., Hardie, L.A., Longstaffe, F.J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-3609-5_37
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