Distinguishing dose populations in sediment mixtures: A test of single-grain optical dating procedures using mixtures of laboratory-dosed quartz

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 459-465

  Roberts, R G ^a   Galbraith, R F ^b   Yoshida, H ^a   Laslett, G M ^c   Olley, J M ^c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; QUARTZ; STATISTICAL METHODS;

DOSE ESTIMATES; OPTICAL DATING; REGENERATIVE-DOSE PROTOCOL; SEDIMENT MIXTURES; STATISTICAL MODELS; SUN-BLEACHED QUARTZ;

LUMINESCENCE OF SOLIDS;

EID: 0342572473     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(00)00104-9     Document Type: Article

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