A short overview of the luminescence research done in Africa is presented. A summary of the number of publications, with the necessary explanation, is given to elaborate on the research done to date. Most of the research was done on phosphor materials as well as luminescence dating by using optically stimulated luminescence. Phosphor materials have several applications, which are given as examples of the progress of research in Africa. A short future perspective is added at the end of the overview.

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非洲的发光：简要概述[邀请]

介绍了在非洲进行的发光研究的简短概述。提供了一些出版物的摘要，并附有必要的解释，以详细说明迄今为止的研究。大多数研究是通过使用光学激发的发光材料对磷光体材料以及发光日期进行的。磷光体材料有多种应用，以非洲研究进展为例。概述的末尾添加了对未来的简短展望。