Optically stimulated luminescence dating using quartz

A Murray, LJ Arnold, JP Buylaert, G Guérin… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) signals from quartz can be used to determine when
sedimentary archives were deposited. OSL dating uses the accumulation of energy stored in …

On the use of the infinite matrix assumption and associated concepts: a critical review

G Guérin, N Mercier, R Nathan, G Adamiec… - Radiation …, 2012 - Elsevier
The infinite matrix assumption is commonly used to derive dose rates in the field of
paleodosimetric dating methods. The update of nuclear data allowed calculating new dose …

A multi-method luminescence dating of the Palaeolithic sequence of La Ferrassie based on new excavations adjacent to the La Ferrassie 1 and 2 skeletons

G Guérin, M Frouin, S Talamo, V Aldeias… - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
A new interdisciplinary project was initiated to excavate a portion of the Palaeolithic site of
La Ferrassie left intact by earlier excavations. One of the aims of this project was to provide …

Modelling dose rate to single grains of quartz in well-sorted sand samples: the dispersion arising from the presence of potassium feldspars and implications for single …

G Guérin, M Jain, KJ Thomsen, AS Murray… - Quaternary …, 2015 - Elsevier
Single grain OSL has become a widely used approach in Quaternary geochronology.
However, the origins of D e distributions and the sources of variation in individual dose …

μRate: An online dose rate calculator for trapped charge dating

K Tudyka, M Koruszowic, R Osadnik, G Adamiec… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In this work, we present a new online service for dose rate calculations in trapped charge
dating called “μRate”. The app provides a graphical user interface, convenient cloud storage …

Using grain-size characteristics to model soil water content: Application to dose-rate calculation for luminescence dating

MS Nelson, TM Rittenour - Radiation Measurements, 2015 - Elsevier
Soil moisture is an important factor for dose-rate determination in luminescence and other
dating methods as soil water content impacts sediment bulk density, alters rates of chemical …

Bayesian luminescence dating at Ghār-e Boof, Iran, provides a new chronology for Middle and Upper Paleolithic in the southern Zagros

M Heydari, G Guérin, M Zeidi, NJ Conard - Journal of human evolution, 2021 - Elsevier
Ghār-e Boof is a Paleolithic cave site in Iran well known for its rich early Upper Paleolithic
Rostamian assemblages. The site is located on the edge of the Dasht-e Rostam plain in the …

[HTML][HTML] To what extent do field conditions affect gamma dose rate determination using portable gamma spectrometry?

L Martin, M Duval, LJ Arnold - Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Field gamma spectrometry is a widely used approach for determining in situ gamma dose
rates in dosimetric (ie, electron spin resonance and luminescence) dating applications. In …

[HTML][HTML] First luminescence dating of exhumed fault-zone rocks of the North Tehran Fault, Iran

M Heydari, MR Ghassemi, C Grützner… - Quaternary …, 2024 - Elsevier
Here we report luminescence dating results on exhumed fault rocks from the North Tehran
Fault (NTF, Iran), including the fault gouges. The NTF is an oblique-dip thrust fault …

A Bayesian luminescence chronology for the Bawa Yawan Rock Shelter at the Central Zagros Mountains (Western Iran)

M Heydari, G Guérin, S Heydari-Guran - Quaternary International, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Bawa Yawan Rock Shelter is one of the critical Palaeolithic sites discovered
recently in the Central Zagros in Western Iran. The site exhibits a rich assemblage from the …