Published November 1998 | Version v1
Journal article

The conversion factor of Keff to K3.7 in thermoluminescence dating

  • 1. Research Laboratory for Conservation and Archaeology, Shanghai Museum (China)
  • 2. Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong (China)

Description

In the fine-grain TL dating the full α dose must be converted into the equivalent β dose. The conversion is finished by Keff-value, which is an effective α effectiveness. But the Keff can not be measured directly for each sample and only the external radiative efficiency K3.7 can be measured. In order to obtain the Keff a special study for the conversion factor of Keff to K3.7 has been made using the ultrathin TLD. The results show that the conversion factor of the TLD for archaeological samples is 0.847, which is in agreement with calculated value 0.85

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Journal Title
Nuclear Science and Techniques
Journal Volume
9
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 227-230
ISSN
1001-8042