Origin of dose distributions in fluvial sediments, and the prospect of dating single grains from fluvial deposits using optically stimulated luminescence

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 207-217

  Olley, J M ^a   Caitcheon, G G ^a   Roberts, R G ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; DOSIMETRY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; QUARTZ; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTS;

HETEROGENEOUSLY BLEACHED FLUVIAL SEDIMENTS; OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE; REGENERATIVE-DOSE PROTOCOLS;

DENSITY MEASUREMENT (OPTICAL);

EID: 0032653209     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(99)00040-2     Document Type: Article

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