Paper I - Simulation of dose absorption in quartz over geological timescales and its implications for the precision and accuracy of optical dating

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 299-310

  Bailey, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Dose rate; Optical dating; Precision; Quartz

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DOSIMETERS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HEAT CONDUCTION; IRRADIATION; LUMINESCENCE; PHOTONS; QUENCHING; STIMULATED EMISSION;

ACCURACY; DOSE RATE; OPTICAL DATING; PRECISION;

QUARTZ;

EID: 1842530068     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2003.09.005     Document Type: Article

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