Investigation of the optically stimulated luminescence dating method ...

CONTENTS
Introduction.........................................................................................................................1
Chapter 1: Essentials of luminescence dating ..................................................................5
1.1. General principles of luminescence dating ....................................................5
1.2. Mechanism .....................................................................................................7
1.3. Signal growth and trap stability .....................................................................9
1.4. Anomalous fading ........................................................................................13
1.5. Stimulation of the signal ..............................................................................14
1.6. Minerals used for optical dating...................................................................16
Chapter 2: OSL from quartz ...........................................................................................17
2.1. Stimulation of quartz....................................................................................17
2.2. Emission by quartz.......................................................................................19
2.3. Measuring the OSL from quartz...................................................................21
2.4. The quartz shine-down curve .......................................................................22
2.5. Quartz OSL components ..............................................................................30
2.6. Signal stability..............................................................................................32
2.7. Sensitivity changes.......................................................................................34
2.8. Intrinsic luminescence characteristics..........................................................38
2.8.1. Specific luminescence.......................................................................38
2.8.2. Components ......................................................................................40
2.8.3. Signal growth ....................................................................................41
2.9. Resetting of the quartz OSL signal ..............................................................42
2.10. The relationship between OSL and TL of quartz.........................................47
Chapter 3: The optical dating method ............................................................................51
3.1. The age equation ..........................................................................................51
3.2. The equivalent dose......................................................................................52
3.2.1. Techniques for equivalent dose determination .................................52
3.2.1.1. Multiple-aliquot techniques .............................................52
3.2.1.1.1. The multiple-aliquot additive-dose technique
(MAAD) ...............................................................53
3.2.1.1.2. The multiple-aliquot regenerative-dose technique
(MARD)................................................................54
3.2.1.1.3. The “Australian slide” technique..........................55
3.2.1.1.4. The single-aliquot regeneration and added-dose
technique (SARA) ................................................57
3.2.1.2. Single-aliquot techniques.................................................61
3.2.1.2.1. The single-aliquot additive-dose technique
(SAAD).................................................................61