Investigating age underestimation in the high dose region of optically stimulated luminescence using fine grain quartz

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-41

  Lowick, Sally E ^a   Preusser, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Age underestimation; Alps; Dose response; Exponential plus linear; Fine grains; Quartz OSL; Signal stability

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; EEMIAN; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LUMINESCENCE DATING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; QUARTZ; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

ALPS; AZZANO DECIMO; FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA; ITALY; NIEDERWENINGEN; PORDENONE; SWITZERLAND; ZURICH [SWITZERLAND];

EID: 78449246164     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2010.08.001     Document Type: Article

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