Selection of integration time intervals for quartz OSL decay curves

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 657-666

  Cunningham, Alastair C ^a   Wallinga, Jakob ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Channels; Early background; Integration time intervals; Luminescence dating; OSL; Partial bleaching; Quartz

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; LUMINESCENCE DATING; PRECISION; QUARTZ;

EID: 78149500647     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2010.08.004     Document Type: Article

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