Towards dating Quaternary sediments using the quartz Violet Stimulated Luminescence (VSL) signal

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 18, Issue , 2013, Pages 99-109

  Ankjaergaard C ^a   Jain, M ^b   Wallinga, J ^a,c  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dating; Deep trap; Quartz; Quaternary; Signal stability; Violet Stimulated Luminescence; VSL

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; LUMINESCENCE DATING; QUARTZ; QUATERNARY; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 84885042421     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2013.06.001     Document Type: Article

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