Testing the suitability of dim sedimentary quartz from northern Switzerland for OSL burial dose estimation

• Autorzy: Trauerstein M. , Lowick S. E. , Preusser F. , Veit H.

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DOI

10.1515/geochr-2015-0058

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

We investigate the suitability of sedimentary quartz associated with former glacial advances in northern Switzerland to provide reliable burial dose estimates using Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL). Previous studies on northern alpine quartz show that its signal characteristics can be poor and potentially problematic. We analyse quartz signals of small aliquots, which reveal the presence of a prominent medium or slow component in the initial part of some signals. Nonetheless, rejection of aliquots with unfavourable signal composition does not alter the burial dose estimates, but significantly reduces the data set for De determination. Signal lifetimes from isothermal decay measurements cover a wide range of values, yet the lowest lifetimes are high enough to guarantee a reliable burial dose estimate for samples of < 400 ka. Comparison of small aliquot and single grain burial dose distributions reveals that signal averaging masks partial bleaching in some of the samples. We therefore strongly recommend single grain measurements for samples from this setting and area, in order to exclude age overestimation due to partial bleaching.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

OSL; quartz; dim; signal components; lifetime; Alps

• Wydawca: De Gruyter
• Czasopismo: Geochronometria
• Rocznik: 2017
• Tom: Vol. 44, no. 1
• Strony: 66--76
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 52 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Trauerstein M.

• Institute of Geography, University of Berne, Hallerstrasse 12, 3012 Bern, Switzerland

autor

Lowick S. E.

• Institute of Geological Sciences and the Oeschger Centre for Climate Research, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 1+3, 3012 Bern, Switzerland

autor

Preusser F.

• Institute of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Freiburg, Albertstraße 23b, 79104 Freiburg, Germany

autor

Veit H.

• Institute of Geography, University of Berne, Hallerstrasse 12, 3012 Bern, Switzerland

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