On the detection of OSL age overestimation using single-aliquot techniques

Geochronometria

Volumn 21, Issue , 2002, Pages 17-26

  Wallinga, Jakob ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Equivalent dose; Osl dating; Poor bleaching; Single aliquots

Indexed keywords

EID: 85046588412     PISSN: 17338387     EISSN: 18971695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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