Thermoluminescence and optical absorption properties of glass from natural diopside and of synthetic diopside glass

Glasses based on natural mineral diopside and synthetic glasses starting from oxides of magnesium, calcium and silicon, and some of these glasses doped with 0.1, 1.0, 2.0 and 4.0% of Ag, have been produced for the study of their thermoluminescence and optical absorption properties. A marked different behavior is observed in various glasses, including glass with silver nanoparticles.