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Assessment of radionuclide distribution in silex by autoradiography in the context of dose rate determination for thermoluminescence dating

Title data

Schmidt, Christoph ; Rufer, Daniel ; Preusser, Frank ; Krbetschek, Matthias R. ; Hilgers, Alexandra:
Assessment of radionuclide distribution in silex by autoradiography in the context of dose rate determination for thermoluminescence dating.
In: Archaeometry. Vol. 55 (2013) Issue 3 . - pp. 407-422.
ISSN 1475-4754
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4754.2012.00690.x

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Project information

Project title:
Project's official title
Project's id
SFB 806 'Our Way to Europe'
SFB806

Project financing: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

Abstract in another language

A combination of two autoradiography methods was applied to investigate the radionuclide distribution patterns in a range of different silices. We obtained greyscale images (β-radiation) and αtrack patterns for qualitative assessment, and used a statistical approach to quantify the degree of uniformity of the radiation fields. It was found that almost all samples are poor in potassium, thorium and uranium, and that locally high concentrations are present only in dark-coloured veins and inclusions. Statistical analyses reveal evidence of radionuclide clustering in more than half of the 21 specimens. Concerning thermoluminescence dating of burnt lithics, such gradients should be taken into account to improve precision and accuracy in cases where the external radiation is not strongly dominating for the sample under consideration.

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Item Type: Article in a journal
Refereed: Yes
Keywords: Flint; Uranium; Luminescence; TL, Dating; Dose rate; Microdosimetry
Institutions of the University: Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Earth Sciences > Former Professors > Chair Geomorphology - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ludwig Zöller
Profile Fields > Advanced Fields > Ecology and the Environmental Sciences
Profile Fields > Advanced Fields > Nonlinear Dynamics
Research Institutions > Research Centres > Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research- BayCEER
Faculties
Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences
Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Earth Sciences
Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Earth Sciences > Chair Geomorphology
Profile Fields
Profile Fields > Advanced Fields
Research Institutions
Research Institutions > Research Centres
Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Earth Sciences > Former Professors
Result of work at the UBT: No
DDC Subjects: 500 Science > 550 Earth sciences, geology
Date Deposited: 11 Jan 2016 11:01
Last Modified: 17 Feb 2022 07:26
URI: https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/29568