A mathematical approach to optimal selection of dose values in the additive dose method of EPR dosimetry

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 315-323

  Hayes, R B ^a   Haskell, E H ^a   Kenner, G H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE;

ELECTRON PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE (EPR) DOSIMETRY;

DOSIMETRY;

EID: 0031119790     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(96)00117-5     Document Type: Article

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