Introduction to Optical Dating The Dating of Quaternary Sediments by the Use of Photon-Stimulated Luminescence

Name: Introduction to Optical Dating The Dating of Quaternary Sediments by the Use of Photon-Stimulated Luminescence
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ISBN: 9780198540922

ISBN-10: 0198540922

ISBN-13: 9780198540922

Edition: 1998

Authors: M. J. Aitken

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Optical dating is a rapidly developing technique, used primarily in the dating of sediments deposited in the last 500,000 or more years. As such increasing numbers of Quaternary geologists, physical geographers, archaeologists, and anthropologists are now relying on the results produced. Written by one of the foremost experts on optical dating, this book aims to bring together in a coherent whole the various strands of research that are ongoing in the area. It gives beginners an introduction to the technique as well as acting as a valuable source of up to date references. The text is divided into three parts; main text, technical notes and appendices. In this way the main text is accessible…

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List price: $310.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/10/1998
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 280
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 1.122
Language: English




Introduction






Natural radioactivity



The natural dose-rate



Evaluation of dose-rate



Artificial irradiation



Dependence on rate at which dose is delivered, and on temperature






Sample collection



Preparation of aliquots for OSL measurement



Measurement of OSL






Unwanted signals: backgrounds and residuals



Irradiation and preheating



Multi-aliquot methods



The single-aliquot






Aeolian deposits



Water-laid sediment



Organic-rich sediment



Glaciation-related deposits



Earthquake-related studies



Two unusual applications



Applications other than sediment dating






Factors affecting rapidity of bleaching



The level reached



Intrinsic indications about zeroing - analysis of the shine-down curve



Other intrinsic indications about zeroing






Thermal transfer



Shine-curve analysis revisited



Reasons for preheating



Preheating of feldspars and polymineral fine-grains



Preheating of quartz



Quartz preheating and sensitivity change



Retention lifetimes