COSMIC-RAY CONTRIBUTIONS TO DOSE-RATES FOR LUMINESCENCE AND ESR DATING - LARGE DEPTHS AND LONG-TERM TIME VARIATIONS

Authors
PRESCOTT JR HUTTON JT
Citation
Jr. Prescott et Jt. Hutton, COSMIC-RAY CONTRIBUTIONS TO DOSE-RATES FOR LUMINESCENCE AND ESR DATING - LARGE DEPTHS AND LONG-TERM TIME VARIATIONS, Radiation measurements, 23(2-3), 1994, pp. 497-500
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology
Journal title
Radiation measurements → ACNP
ISSN journal
13504487
Volume
23
Issue
2-3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
497 - 500
Database
ISI
SICI code
1350-4487(1994)23:2-3<497:CCTDFL>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
In previous work, we have discussed the way in which the contribution of cosmic rays to the dose rates for TL/ESR dating depends on altitude , latitude and depth below ground level. The present paper extends the discussion to greater depths. Long-term changes in the geomagnetic fi eld and the galactic cosmic ray intensity could affect the dose rate. The effects are shown to be small over the past 500 ka in most circums tances.