Citation
B. Engin et O. Guven, THERMOLUMINESCENCE DATING OF DENIZLI TRAVERTINES FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN PART OF TURKEY, Applied radiation and isotopes, 48(9), 1997, pp. 1257-1264
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging","Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Applied radiation and isotopes
ISSN journal
09698043
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Volume
48
Issue
9
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1257 - 1264
Database
ISI
SICI code
0969-8043(1997)48:9<1257:TDODTF>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
The experimental determination of the formation age of a travertine co
llected from Denizli region in the southwestern part of Turkey was inv
estigated using the thermoluminescence(TL) method. The first glow peak
of calcite crystals of travertine limestone observed at 280 degrees C
was closely fitted with second-order kinetics and used for the evalua
tion of the accumulated dose. From the derived values of the trapping
parameters for this glow peak, a mean lifetime can be predicted for am
bient temperature, and hence the low peak should be stable enough to b
e used for dating this travertine. The thermoluminescence dating resul
t is 828 +/- 93 ka. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved
.