The effects of a hydrogen-rich ground cover on cosmogenic thermal neutrons: Implications for exposure dating

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 22, Issue , 2014, Pages 183-191

  Dunai, T J ^a,b   Binnie, S A ^a,b   Hein, A S ^a   Paling, S M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cosmogenic nuclide; Neutron flux; Plant cover; Production rate; Snow cover

Indexed keywords

COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE; DATING METHOD; GROUND COVER; HYDROGEN; ISOTOPIC RATIO; PILE; SNOW COVER;

EID: 84901487760     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2013.01.001     Document Type: Article

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