Q-band ESR studies of fossil tooth enamel: Implications for spectrum deconvolution and dating

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-58

  Jonas, M ^a,b   Grun R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE;

FOSSIL TOOTH ENAMEL; GAUSSIAN SIGNALS; Q BAND MEASUREMENTS; SPECTRUM DECONVOLUTION;

TOOTH ENAMEL;

EID: 0031074547     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(96)00074-1     Document Type: Article

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