Exploring procedures for the rapid assessment of optically stimulated luminescence range-finder ages

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 44, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 582-587

  Roberts, Helen M ^a   Durcan, Julie A ^a   Duller, Geoff A T ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dose rate assessment; Optically stimulated luminescence; OSL sample preparation; Quartz; Range finder OSL dating

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; DOSE-RATE; DOSE-RATE ASSESSMENT; FIELD CAMPAIGN; LABOUR-INTENSIVE; MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES; OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE; OSL SAMPLE PREPARATION; QUARTZ OSL; RANGE-FINDER OSL DATING; RAPID ASSESSMENT; ROUGH APPROXIMATIONS; SAMPLING STRATEGIES; STANDARD PROCEDURES; TIME-CONSUMING PROCEDURE; YIELD RANGE;

LUMINESCENCE; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

RANGE FINDERS;

EID: 70249108128     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2009.02.006     Document Type: Article

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