Assessing the effectiveness of the double-SAR protocol in isolating a luminescence signal dominated by quartz

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1627-1636

  Roberts, Helen M ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anomalous fading; Double SAR; Fine and coarse silt grains; Hydrofluorosilicic acid etching; Loess; Quartz and feldspar

Indexed keywords

FELDSPAR; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; LUMINESCENCE; QUARTZ; SEDIMENTS;

ANOMALOUS FADING; CHEMICAL TREATMENT; FINE AND COARSE SILT GRAINS; OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE (OSL);

SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

EID: 36349007572     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2007.09.010     Document Type: Article

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