Accurate calibration of a laboratory beta particle dose rate for dating purposes

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 41, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 1020-1025

  Bos, A J J ^a   Wallinga, J ^a   Johns, C ^a   Abellon, R D ^a   Brouwer, J C ^a   Schaart, D R ^a   Murray, A S ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA PARTICLE DOSE RATE; FRICKE DOSIMETRY; SINGLE ALIQUOT REGENERATIVE DOSE (SAR);

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAMMA RAYS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LUMINESCENCE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; QUARTZ;

ELEMENTARY PARTICLES;

EID: 33749998359     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2006.04.003     Document Type: Article

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