Short Description
The research infrastructure can be divided into two areas.
1. Luminescence measurement laboratory for measuring optically or thermally stimulated luminescence signals (OSL/TL):
For this purpose, a Lexsyg Smart Luminescence Meter from Freiberg Instruments is available, which is used for routine measurement of OSL and TL signals.
2. Preparation laboratory for physical and chemical reparation of the measurement samples:
In the red-dimmed dark laboratory, the light-sensitive samples are routinely prepared and prepared for luminescence measurement.
•Table drill rig with diamond-studded hollow drill • Precision cutting cutter with diamond-set cutting blade
• RF-compatible filter extractor
• Other laboratory equipment for physical and chemical sample preparation
Contact Person
Prof. Dr. Andreas Lang
Research Services
• OSL and TL measurement (e.g. age determination of sediments, rocks and artifacts, luminescence characterization of various materials for scientific questions (dosimetry)
• Physical sample preparation: drill core drawing by means of diamond-encrusted hollow drill, cutting by means of diamond-studded precision cutting device, sieving and gravity separation
• Chemical sample preparation: Cleaning and etching of samples, incl. hydrofluoric acid etching of quartz samples
Methods & Expertise for Research Infrastructure
Physical and chemical sample preparation of sediment and rock samples for luminescence measurements
• Water-cooled bench drilling system for using a diamond core drill
• Water-cooled precision cutter equipped with a wafering diamond blade
• HF resistant fume cupboard
• A diverse range of small equipment for physical and chemical sample preparation
Luminescence reader Lexsyg Smart
• Standard luminescence measurements using thermal stimulation (heating the sample to 710°C using a flexible heating rate) and optical stimulation (using blue LEDs 458 nm, green LEDs 525 nm or IR-LEDs 850 nm for stimulation)
• Photomultiplier for detection of OSL and TL signals in the visible range (300-650 nm) and filter changer equipped with interference and glass filters for optimized signal detection
• Integrated Sr-90 beta radiation source for calibration irradiations
Equipment
Please contact us via science.plus@plus.ac.at, or contact the responsible person for this section, mentioned in the contact field.
Arctic Museum Tromsø, Norway
Coastal Carolina University, USA
Freiberg Instruments GmbH, Freiberg, Germany
Gyeongsang National University (GNU), College of Natural Science, Jinju, Republic of Korea)
Helmholtz Zentrum München (HMGU), Neuherberg, Germany
Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
Institute of Nuclear Physics, Department of Radiation Physics and Dosimetry (IFJ), Kraków, Poland
Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), Radiation Dosimetry Team, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), Munich, Germany
Technical University of Munich (TUM), Munich, Germany
Tromsø University Museum, Tromsø, Norway
Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
University of Bonn, Germany
University of Innsbruck, Austria
Université de Lausanne, Switzerland
University of Southampton, UK
University of York, UK
University of Barcelona, Spain
University of Vienna, Austria
Coastal Carolina University, USA
Freiberg Instruments GmbH, Freiberg, Germany
Gyeongsang National University (GNU), College of Natural Science, Jinju, Republic of Korea)
Helmholtz Zentrum München (HMGU), Neuherberg, Germany
Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
Institute of Nuclear Physics, Department of Radiation Physics and Dosimetry (IFJ), Kraków, Poland
Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), Radiation Dosimetry Team, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), Munich, Germany
Technical University of Munich (TUM), Munich, Germany
Tromsø University Museum, Tromsø, Norway
Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
University of Bonn, Germany
University of Innsbruck, Austria
Université de Lausanne, Switzerland
University of Southampton, UK
University of York, UK
University of Barcelona, Spain
University of Vienna, Austria
RetroGlass: Retrospective dosimetry using glasses of mobile phones – a comprehensive investigation using different physical methods**
2026–2027
Dr. M. Discher, in cooperation with Prof. Aleksandra Jung (AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland)
Austria / Poland Scientific & Technological Cooperation (WTZ Programme), OeAD
MEMELAND: Molecular Ecology of Medieval European Landscapes (MEMELAND)**
2025–2031
Prof. A. Lang in cooperation with The Arctic University of Norway, University of Oxford, ETH Zürich
Horizon Europe (EU)
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id (MEMELAND)
DANSER: DANube SEdiment Restoration: towards deployment and upscaling of sustainable management of the sediments across the Danube catchment basin**
2025–2028
Prof. A. Lang in cooperation with Klug, H., Grund, M., Jenewein-Bogensperger, P., Tiede, D., Sudmanns, M.
Horizon Europe (EU)
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id (DANSER)
A novel and fast method for dose estimation in emergency dosimetry by measuring luminescence of pharmaceuticals (EmDosPharm)**
2022–2024
Dr. M. Discher, in cooperation with Dr. A. Mrozik (IFJ PAN)
Austria / Poland Scientific & Technological Cooperation (WTZ Programme), OeAD
RetroDOS2 (Retrospective Dosimetry)**
2022–2024
Dr. M. Discher, in cooperation with Dr. J. Lee, Dr. H. Kim
KAERI & PLUS, funded by NRF (Korean Government, MSIT)
Joining up to improve usage of mobile phone protective glass for retrospective dosimetry (ProGlaDos)**
2021–2023
Dr. M. Discher, in cooperation with Dr. C. Bassinet (IRSN)
Austria / France Scientific & Technological Cooperation (WTZ Programme), OeAD
RetroDOS (Retrospective Dosimetry)**
2020–2021
Dr. M. Discher, in cooperation with Dr. J. Lee, Dr. H. Kim
KAERI & PLUS, funded by NRF (Korean Government, MSIT)
TerrACE - The Heritage of European Agricultural Terraces: An Integrated Approach to the Archaeology and History of Abandoned Terrace Systems**
2018–2026
Prof. A. Lang
ERC Advanced Grant
Project with Hiroshima University “Developing practical techniques of retrospective dosimetry for the public in radiological emergencies“**
2018–2022
Prof. H. Yasuda, Dr. M. Discher, S. Hirota
KAKENHI (JSPS 18KK0147), funded by MEXT (Japan)
Luminescence spectroscopy for retrospective radiation dosimetry - a continuous collaboration between Korean and Austrian luminescence laboratories**
2018–2019
Univ.-Prof. Dr. A. Lang, Dr. M. Discher, in cooperation with Dr. J. Lee and Prof. K.S. Chung
Eurasia Pacific Uninet (EPU), funded by BMWFW
Luminescence spectroscopy for retrospective radiation dosimetry – a laboratory comparison between Korea and Austria**
2017–2018
Univ.-Prof. Dr. A. Lang, Dr. M. Discher, in cooperation with Dr. J. Lee and Prof. K.S. Chung
Eurasia Pacific Uninet (EPU), funded by BMWFW
Inter-comparison exercise for retrospective dosimetry – in the framework of European Radiation Dosimetry Group (EURADOS)**
seit 2016
Univ.-Prof. Dr. A. Lang, Dr. M. Discher, in cooperation with international members of the EURADOS network
EURADOS e.V.
http://eurados.org
2026–2027
Dr. M. Discher, in cooperation with Prof. Aleksandra Jung (AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland)
Austria / Poland Scientific & Technological Cooperation (WTZ Programme), OeAD
MEMELAND: Molecular Ecology of Medieval European Landscapes (MEMELAND)**
2025–2031
Prof. A. Lang in cooperation with The Arctic University of Norway, University of Oxford, ETH Zürich
Horizon Europe (EU)
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id (MEMELAND)
DANSER: DANube SEdiment Restoration: towards deployment and upscaling of sustainable management of the sediments across the Danube catchment basin**
2025–2028
Prof. A. Lang in cooperation with Klug, H., Grund, M., Jenewein-Bogensperger, P., Tiede, D., Sudmanns, M.
Horizon Europe (EU)
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id (DANSER)
A novel and fast method for dose estimation in emergency dosimetry by measuring luminescence of pharmaceuticals (EmDosPharm)**
2022–2024
Dr. M. Discher, in cooperation with Dr. A. Mrozik (IFJ PAN)
Austria / Poland Scientific & Technological Cooperation (WTZ Programme), OeAD
RetroDOS2 (Retrospective Dosimetry)**
2022–2024
Dr. M. Discher, in cooperation with Dr. J. Lee, Dr. H. Kim
KAERI & PLUS, funded by NRF (Korean Government, MSIT)
Joining up to improve usage of mobile phone protective glass for retrospective dosimetry (ProGlaDos)**
2021–2023
Dr. M. Discher, in cooperation with Dr. C. Bassinet (IRSN)
Austria / France Scientific & Technological Cooperation (WTZ Programme), OeAD
RetroDOS (Retrospective Dosimetry)**
2020–2021
Dr. M. Discher, in cooperation with Dr. J. Lee, Dr. H. Kim
KAERI & PLUS, funded by NRF (Korean Government, MSIT)
TerrACE - The Heritage of European Agricultural Terraces: An Integrated Approach to the Archaeology and History of Abandoned Terrace Systems**
2018–2026
Prof. A. Lang
ERC Advanced Grant
Project with Hiroshima University “Developing practical techniques of retrospective dosimetry for the public in radiological emergencies“**
2018–2022
Prof. H. Yasuda, Dr. M. Discher, S. Hirota
KAKENHI (JSPS 18KK0147), funded by MEXT (Japan)
Luminescence spectroscopy for retrospective radiation dosimetry - a continuous collaboration between Korean and Austrian luminescence laboratories**
2018–2019
Univ.-Prof. Dr. A. Lang, Dr. M. Discher, in cooperation with Dr. J. Lee and Prof. K.S. Chung
Eurasia Pacific Uninet (EPU), funded by BMWFW
Luminescence spectroscopy for retrospective radiation dosimetry – a laboratory comparison between Korea and Austria**
2017–2018
Univ.-Prof. Dr. A. Lang, Dr. M. Discher, in cooperation with Dr. J. Lee and Prof. K.S. Chung
Eurasia Pacific Uninet (EPU), funded by BMWFW
Inter-comparison exercise for retrospective dosimetry – in the framework of European Radiation Dosimetry Group (EURADOS)**
seit 2016
Univ.-Prof. Dr. A. Lang, Dr. M. Discher, in cooperation with international members of the EURADOS network
EURADOS e.V.
http://eurados.org
Late Holocene sedimentation and palaeoagronomy in a carbonate dry valley system using OSL, sedaDNA and geochemistry: Implications for understanding anthropogenic slope-sediment transfer in fluvial headwaters
2025
Ben Pears, Sam Hudson, Andreas Lang, Lisa Snape, Chiara Bahl, Marie Føreid Merkel, Inger Greve Alsos, Dan Fallu, Kristof Van Oost, Pengzhi Zhao, Kevin Walsh, Antony Brown
Geomorphology 490, 110008
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2025.110008
Evaluating SMD resistors in electronic devices as accident dosimeters using red thermoluminescence
2025
Discher, M., Bassinet, C., Kim, H.
Radiat. Meas. 190, 107548
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2025.107548
Testing different luminescence measurement protocols for display glass as an accident dosimeter
2025
Discher, M., Kim, H.
Eur. Phys. J. Plus 140, 1112
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-07044-y
TL/OSL emission spectrometry of alumina substrates of electronic components in mobile phones: potential of the red TL emission for retrospective dosimetry
2025
Woda, C., Discher, M.
Radiat. Meas. 191, 107588
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2025.107588
Constraining the timing and processes of pediment formation and dissection: implications for long-term evolution in the Western Cape, South Africa
2025
Richardson, J. C., Vanacker, V., Hodgson, D. M., Christl, M., Lang, A.
Earth Surface Dynamics 13(2), 315–339
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-315-2025
Searching for TL/OSL dose rate effects in various luminescent materials
2024
Mrozik, A., Bilski, P., Mandowski, A., Kłosowski, M., Budzanowski, M., Drop, J., Swakoń, J., Discher, M.
Radiat. Meas. 176, 107211
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2024.107211
Investigating luminescence signals of pharmaceuticals and dietary supplements for emergency dosimetry
2024
Mrozik, A., Kuźnik, D., Bilski, P., Discher, M.
Radiat. Meas. 177, 107225
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2024.107225
OSL at elevated temperature of smart chip cards for retrospective dosimetry
2024
Kim, H., Woda, C., Discher, M.
Radiat. Phys. Chem. 217, 111520
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2024.111520
Assessment of existing emergency dosimetry protocols for electronic devices - a feasibility study to support emergency response
2024
Discher, M., Kuźnik, D., Bilski, P., Kłosowski, M., Mrozik, A.
Radiat. Phys. Chem. 221, 111729
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2024.111729
On the use of new vs. heated sample carriers for luminescence measurements
2024
Discher, M., Bassinet, C., Kim, H.
Radiation Measurements 174, 107136
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2024.107136
Lynchet-Type Terraces, Loess, and Agricultural Resilience on Chalk Landscapes in the UK and Belgium
2024
Ben Pears, Andreas Lang, Dan Fallu, Mark Roberts, David Jacques, Lisa Snape, Chiara Bahl, Kristof Van Oost, Pengzhi Zhao, Paolo Tarolli, Sara Cucchiaro, Kevin Walsh, Antony Brown
European Journal of Archaeology, pp. 1–24
https://doi.org/10.1017/eaa.2024.6
A TL study of protective glasses of mobile phones for retrospective dosimetry
2023
Discher, M., Bassinet, C., Woda, C.
Optical Materials: X 18, 100233
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.omx.2023.100233
RENEB Inter-Laboratory Comparison 2021: Inter-Assay Comparison of Eight Dosimetry Assays
2023
Port, M., et al. (inkl. Discher, M.)
Radiation Research 199(6):535–555
https://doi.org/10.1667/RADE-22-00207.1
Feasibility study of using earbuds and wireless headphones for retrospective dosimetry
2023
Discher, M., Bassinet, C., Kim, H.
Radiation Measurements 167, 107000
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2023.107000
Thermally assisted IRSL and VSL measurements of display glass from mobile phones for retrospective dosimetry**
2022
Discher, M., Kim, H., Lee, J.
Nuclear Engineering and Technology 54, 429–436
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2021.07.027
A small-scale realistic inter-laboratory accident dosimetry comparison using the TL/OSL from mobile phone components**
2022
Kim, H., et al.
Radiation Measurements 150, 106696
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2021.106696
Mobile phone screen protector glass: A TL investigation of the intrinsic background signal
2022
Bassinet, C., Discher, M., Ristic, Y., Woda, C.
Front Public Health 10:969330
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.969330
Life before Stonehenge: The hunter-gatherer occupation and environment of Blick Mead revealed by sedaDNA, pollen and spores**
2022
Hudson, S. M., et al. (inkl. Lang, A.)
PLoS ONE 17(4): e0266789
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266789
Uncertainty evaluation for organ dose assessment with optically stimulated luminescence measurements on mobile phone resistors after a radiological incident
2021
Van Hoey, O., et al. (inkl. Discher, M.)
Radiation Measurements 141, 106520
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2021.106520
Technical note: On the reliability of laboratory beta-source calibration for luminescence dating
2021
Mauz, B., et al. (inkl. Discher, M.)
Geochronology 3, 371–381
https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-3-371-2021
Thermally assisted optically stimulated luminescence protocol of mobile phone substrate glasses for accident dosimetry
2021
Kim, H., Discher, M., et al.
Radiation Measurements 146, 106625
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2021.106625
PTTL characteristics of glass samples from mobile phones
2020
Discher, M., et al.
Radiation Measurements 132, 106261
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2020.106261
Characterization of thermoluminescence of chip cards for emergency dosimetry
2020
Kim, H., et al.
Radiation Measurements 134, 106321
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2020.106321
Estimation of dose and elapsed time after unrecognized high-dose radiation exposure using the continuous-wave optically stimulated luminescence from Mg2SiO4:Tb
2020
Yasuda, H., Discher, M.
Radiation Measurements 139, 106474
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2020.106474
Extending the measurement temperature range in a fully automated luminescence reader to -50 °C
2019
Discher, M., Dornich, K., Richter, A., Mauz, B., Lang, A.
Radiation Measurements 124, 13–18
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2019.02.017
2025
Ben Pears, Sam Hudson, Andreas Lang, Lisa Snape, Chiara Bahl, Marie Føreid Merkel, Inger Greve Alsos, Dan Fallu, Kristof Van Oost, Pengzhi Zhao, Kevin Walsh, Antony Brown
Geomorphology 490, 110008
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2025.110008
Evaluating SMD resistors in electronic devices as accident dosimeters using red thermoluminescence
2025
Discher, M., Bassinet, C., Kim, H.
Radiat. Meas. 190, 107548
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2025.107548
Testing different luminescence measurement protocols for display glass as an accident dosimeter
2025
Discher, M., Kim, H.
Eur. Phys. J. Plus 140, 1112
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-07044-y
TL/OSL emission spectrometry of alumina substrates of electronic components in mobile phones: potential of the red TL emission for retrospective dosimetry
2025
Woda, C., Discher, M.
Radiat. Meas. 191, 107588
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2025.107588
Constraining the timing and processes of pediment formation and dissection: implications for long-term evolution in the Western Cape, South Africa
2025
Richardson, J. C., Vanacker, V., Hodgson, D. M., Christl, M., Lang, A.
Earth Surface Dynamics 13(2), 315–339
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-315-2025
Searching for TL/OSL dose rate effects in various luminescent materials
2024
Mrozik, A., Bilski, P., Mandowski, A., Kłosowski, M., Budzanowski, M., Drop, J., Swakoń, J., Discher, M.
Radiat. Meas. 176, 107211
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2024.107211
Investigating luminescence signals of pharmaceuticals and dietary supplements for emergency dosimetry
2024
Mrozik, A., Kuźnik, D., Bilski, P., Discher, M.
Radiat. Meas. 177, 107225
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2024.107225
OSL at elevated temperature of smart chip cards for retrospective dosimetry
2024
Kim, H., Woda, C., Discher, M.
Radiat. Phys. Chem. 217, 111520
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2024.111520
Assessment of existing emergency dosimetry protocols for electronic devices - a feasibility study to support emergency response
2024
Discher, M., Kuźnik, D., Bilski, P., Kłosowski, M., Mrozik, A.
Radiat. Phys. Chem. 221, 111729
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2024.111729
On the use of new vs. heated sample carriers for luminescence measurements
2024
Discher, M., Bassinet, C., Kim, H.
Radiation Measurements 174, 107136
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2024.107136
Lynchet-Type Terraces, Loess, and Agricultural Resilience on Chalk Landscapes in the UK and Belgium
2024
Ben Pears, Andreas Lang, Dan Fallu, Mark Roberts, David Jacques, Lisa Snape, Chiara Bahl, Kristof Van Oost, Pengzhi Zhao, Paolo Tarolli, Sara Cucchiaro, Kevin Walsh, Antony Brown
European Journal of Archaeology, pp. 1–24
https://doi.org/10.1017/eaa.2024.6
A TL study of protective glasses of mobile phones for retrospective dosimetry
2023
Discher, M., Bassinet, C., Woda, C.
Optical Materials: X 18, 100233
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.omx.2023.100233
RENEB Inter-Laboratory Comparison 2021: Inter-Assay Comparison of Eight Dosimetry Assays
2023
Port, M., et al. (inkl. Discher, M.)
Radiation Research 199(6):535–555
https://doi.org/10.1667/RADE-22-00207.1
Feasibility study of using earbuds and wireless headphones for retrospective dosimetry
2023
Discher, M., Bassinet, C., Kim, H.
Radiation Measurements 167, 107000
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2023.107000
Thermally assisted IRSL and VSL measurements of display glass from mobile phones for retrospective dosimetry**
2022
Discher, M., Kim, H., Lee, J.
Nuclear Engineering and Technology 54, 429–436
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2021.07.027
A small-scale realistic inter-laboratory accident dosimetry comparison using the TL/OSL from mobile phone components**
2022
Kim, H., et al.
Radiation Measurements 150, 106696
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2021.106696
Mobile phone screen protector glass: A TL investigation of the intrinsic background signal
2022
Bassinet, C., Discher, M., Ristic, Y., Woda, C.
Front Public Health 10:969330
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.969330
Life before Stonehenge: The hunter-gatherer occupation and environment of Blick Mead revealed by sedaDNA, pollen and spores**
2022
Hudson, S. M., et al. (inkl. Lang, A.)
PLoS ONE 17(4): e0266789
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266789
Uncertainty evaluation for organ dose assessment with optically stimulated luminescence measurements on mobile phone resistors after a radiological incident
2021
Van Hoey, O., et al. (inkl. Discher, M.)
Radiation Measurements 141, 106520
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2021.106520
Technical note: On the reliability of laboratory beta-source calibration for luminescence dating
2021
Mauz, B., et al. (inkl. Discher, M.)
Geochronology 3, 371–381
https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-3-371-2021
Thermally assisted optically stimulated luminescence protocol of mobile phone substrate glasses for accident dosimetry
2021
Kim, H., Discher, M., et al.
Radiation Measurements 146, 106625
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2021.106625
PTTL characteristics of glass samples from mobile phones
2020
Discher, M., et al.
Radiation Measurements 132, 106261
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2020.106261
Characterization of thermoluminescence of chip cards for emergency dosimetry
2020
Kim, H., et al.
Radiation Measurements 134, 106321
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2020.106321
Estimation of dose and elapsed time after unrecognized high-dose radiation exposure using the continuous-wave optically stimulated luminescence from Mg2SiO4:Tb
2020
Yasuda, H., Discher, M.
Radiation Measurements 139, 106474
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2020.106474
Extending the measurement temperature range in a fully automated luminescence reader to -50 °C
2019
Discher, M., Dornich, K., Richter, A., Mauz, B., Lang, A.
Radiation Measurements 124, 13–18
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2019.02.017