Luminescence dating on Mars: OSL characteristics of Martian analogue materials and GCR dosimetry

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 41, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 755-761

  Jain, M ^a   Andersen, C E ^a   Botter Jensen L ^a   Murray, A S ^b   Haack, H ^c   Bridges, J C ^d,e  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anomalous fading; Galactic cosmic rays; Luminescence dating; Mars; Proton dosimetery; Solar UV spectra

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAYS; DOSIMETRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LUMINESCENCE; SEDIMENTS;

LUMINESCENCE CHRONOLOGY; LUMINESCENCE DATING; PROTON DOSIMETRY; PYROXENES;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

EID: 33750026808     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2006.05.018     Document Type: Article

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