Performance tests using the Lexsyg luminescence reader

• Autorzy: Lomax J. , Kreutzer S. , Fuchs M.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This study presents test measurements on a Lexsyg luminescence reader, acquired by the Giessen luminescence group. The reader is of the type Standard, hence designed for routine determi-nation of palaeodoses using quartz or K-feldspars. The tests include measurements of the stimulation powers, preheat temperatures, OSL- and TL-curves, as well as dose recovery tests and calibration measurements using highly sensitised calibration quartz. A comparison of De values determined using a Lexsyg reader with single grain D_e -values, which have been previously obtained on a Risø reader, is also presented. The results imply that the Lexsyg reader is a highly reliable measurement device with high reproducibility, yielding instrumental uncertainties of around 0.3%.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

dosimetry; instrumentation; reproducibility; luminescence dating

• Wydawca: De Gruyter
• Czasopismo: Geochronometria
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: Vol. 41, no. 4
• Strony: 327--333
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 18 poz., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Lomax J.

• Department of Geography, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Senckenbergstr. 1, 35390 Giessen, Germany

autor

Kreutzer S.

• IRAMAT-CRP2A, Université Bordeaux Montaigne, Maison de l'Archéologie, Esplanade des Antilles, 33607 Pessac Cedex, France
• Department of Geography, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Senckenbergstr. 1, 35390 Giessen, Germany

autor

Fuchs M.

• Department of Geography, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Senckenbergstr. 1, 35390 Giessen, Germany

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