A modified SAR protocol for optical dating of individual grains from young quartz samples

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 360-369

  Ballarini, M ^a   Wallinga, J ^a   Wintle, A G ^b   Bos, A J J ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

OSL; Quartz; SAR; Single grain; Young deposits

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING; DOSIMETRY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; STIMULATED EMISSION;

OSL; SINGLE GRAIN; SINGLE-ALIQUOT REGENERATIVE-DOSE (SAR); YOUNG DEPOSITS;

QUARTZ;

EID: 34249304811     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2006.12.016     Document Type: Article

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