Alpha efficiency determination for OSL of quartz extracted from Chinese loess

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 43, Issue 2-6, 2008, Pages 767-770

  Lai, Zhong Ping ^a,b,c   Zöller, Ludwig ^b   Fuchs, Markus ^b   Brückner, Helmut ^c  

^a QINGHAI INSTITUTE OF SALT LAKES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^c PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alpha efficiency; Chinese loess; Luminescence; OSL; Quartz

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HEAT TREATMENT; QUARTZ; SEDIMENTS;

ALPHA EFFICIENCY; CHINESE LOESS; ENVIRONMENTAL DOSE RATE; THERMAL HISTORY;

LUMINESCENCE;

EID: 46549083100     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2008.01.022     Document Type: Article

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