Further Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dates of Quaternary Deposits from the Sussex and Hampshire Coastal Corridor
Author(s): Jean-Luc Schwenninger, Bates, M R, Rebecca Briant, Francis Wenban-Smith
A series of 14 samples were collected from different sites in the Sussex/Hampshire coastal corridor for optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating. The results complement a series of optical dates presented in a previous study funded by English Heritage through the ALSF scheme in 2003. OSL age estimates were obtained from sand-sized quartz grains and palaeodose determinations were made using a single aliquot regenerative-dose (SAR) measurement protocol. The environmental dose rate for each sample was calculated using the results of elemental analysis by ICP-MS and occasionally by in situ gamma-ray spectroscopy measurements. The concentrations of radioactive elements were well above detection limits and the samples and their luminescence characteristics were generally considered to be well suited for OSL dating.
- Report Number:
- 55/2007
- Series:
- Research Department Reports
- Pages:
- 23
- Keywords:
- Geochronology Optically Stimulated Luminescence Pleistocene
