10
Primary applications:
seismic / geological hazards
landscapes and climate change
geoarchaeology
Sampling for OSL
19,460 +/- 1,270
What is OSL dating?
Dates deposition and burial of mineral grains
by estimating its dosing by ambient radiation
through the grain’s luminescence response
What is OSL dating?
e-
U
K
What is luminescence dating?
e-
age (ka) =equivalent dose (Gy)
dose rate (Gy/ka)
What is luminescence dating?
Trench D
Massari and Collella, 1998
Nemec, 1990
