Extending the age limit of luminescence dating using the dose-dependent sensitivity of MET-pIRIR signals from K-feldspar

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 17, Issue , 2013, Pages 55-67

  Li, Bo ^a   Jacobs, Zenobia ^a   Roberts, Richard G ^a   Li, Sheng Hua ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Infrared stimulated luminescence; K feldspar; MET pIRIR; Post IR IRSL

Indexed keywords

ALKALI FELDSPAR; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; HEATING; IRRADIATION; LUMINESCENCE DATING; SATURATION;

CHINA; ORDOS;

EID: 84878468505     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2013.02.003     Document Type: Article

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