Potential of the slow component of quartz OSL for age determination of sedimentary samples

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 873-880

  Singarayer, J S ^a   Bailey, R M ^a   Rhodes, E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STIMULATED EMISSION; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

AGE DETERMINATION; OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE (OSL);

QUARTZ;

EID: 0343442362     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(00)00074-3     Document Type: Article

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