Equivalent dose (palaeodose) estimation in thermoluminescence dating using a single aliquot of polymineral fine grains

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 119, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 458-461

  Michael, C T ^a   Zacharias, N ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINERAL;

ACCURACY; AGE DETERMINATION; ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CERAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOLOGICAL TIME; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY;

MATERIALS TESTING; MINERALS; PALEONTOLOGY; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY;

EID: 33749665981     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nci509     Document Type: Article

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