<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This study presents a new self-diagnose method for the recently developed post-IR infrared stimulated luminescence (pIRIR) dating protocols. This criterion studies the dependence of equivalent dose (D
                        e) on measurement-temperature (T) and time (t), by applying the D
                        e (t) analysis to the IRLS and pIRIR signals measured under different temperatures, and combines these D
                        e (t) plots into one, so-called the D
                        e (T, t) plot. The pattern of the D
                        e (T, t) plot is shown to be affected by anomalous fading, partial bleaching and non-bleachable signal. A D
                        e plateau can be achieved in the D
                        e (T, t) plot only when the effects of these factors are insignificant. Therefore, this plot can be used as a self-diagnose tool for the validity of pIRIR results. The D
                        e (T, t) analysis has been applied to four recently developed pIRIR protocols, using aeolian samples with different ages. The results show that this self-diagnose tool can be applied to different pIRIR protocols for validating the pIRIR dating results and evaluating the pIRIR measurement conditions.</p></abstract>

This study presents a new self-diagnose method for the recently developed post-IR infrared stimulated luminescence (pIRIR) dating protocols. This criterion studies the dependence of equivalent dose (D
                        e) on measurement-temperature (T) and time (t), by applying the D
                        e (t) analysis to the IRLS and pIRIR signals measured under different temperatures, and combines these D
                        e (t) plots into one, so-called the D
                        e (T, t) plot. The pattern of the D
                        e (T, t) plot is shown to be affected by anomalous fading, partial bleaching and non-bleachable signal. A D
                        e plateau can be achieved in the D
                        e (T, t) plot only when the effects of these factors are insignificant. Therefore, this plot can be used as a self-diagnose tool for the validity of pIRIR results. The D
                        e (T, t) analysis has been applied to four recently developed pIRIR protocols, using aeolian samples with different ages. The results show that this self-diagnose tool can be applied to different pIRIR protocols for validating the pIRIR dating results and evaluating the pIRIR measurement conditions.

The D
                     e (T, t) plot: A straightforward self-diagnose tool for post-IR IRSL dating procedures

Department of Earth Sciences, the University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China

Geochronometria

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This study presents a new self-diagnose method for the recently developed post-IR infrared stimulated luminescence (pIRIR) dating protocols. This criterion...

The D e (T, t) plot: A straightforward self-diagnose tool for post-IR IRSL dating procedures

Published Online: Oct 01, 2014

Page range: 315 - 326

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13386-013-0167-9

Keywords
post-IR IRSL, measurement temperature and time, De plateau, self-diagnose criterion

© 2013 Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The D e (T, t) plot: A straightforward self-diagnose tool for post-IR IRSL dating procedures

Published Online: Oct 01, 2014

Page range: 315 - 326

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13386-013-0167-9

Keywordspost-IR IRSL, measurement temperature and time, De plateau, self-diagnose criterion

© 2013 Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
post-IR IRSL, measurement temperature and time, De plateau, self-diagnose criterion