Modelling of optically stimulated luminescence of zircon: Assessment of the suitability for dating

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1367-1377

  Turkin, A A ^a   Vainshtein, D I ^b   Den Hartog, H W ^b  

^a KHARKOV INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ukraine)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRRADIATION; LUMINESCENCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIOACTIVITY;

OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE (OSL); PREHEAT TREATMENT;

ZIRCON;

EID: 33645082937     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/39/7/006     Document Type: Article

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