Electron spin resonance age determination of a travertine sample from the southwestern part of Turkey

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 689-699

  Engin, Birol ^a   Güven, Olgun ^b   Köksal, Fevzi ^c  

^a Ankara Nuclear Research and Training Center   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; GAMMA RAYS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; IRRADIATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIMESTONE; POWDERS; RADIATION EFFECTS; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

TRAVERTINE;

ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

COBALT 60; TRAVERTINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 0344069461     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(99)00090-1     Document Type: Article

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