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Brennan, B.J.; Prestwich, W.V.; Rink, W.J.; Marsh, R.E.; Schwarcz, H.P., E-mail: b.brennan@auckland.ac.nz2000
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[en] New results describing gradients in effective alpha and beta doses within a layer of tooth enamel in planar geometry are presented. The alpha (track) dose to an enamel layer is calculated using an algorithm similar to that of Aitken (Aitken, M.J., 1987. Alpha dose to a thin layer. Ancient TL 5, 1-3.). The code for ROSY version 1.4 incorporates this algorithm. The approach allows for variation of the alpha track dose near the edges of the enamel, and we describe the gradient of the alpha track dose within 40 μm of each edge of the enamel for natural sources. In ESR or luminescence dating of naturally thin layers, for which stripping of the surface layer containing the alpha dose gradients may not be feasible, age estimates may change by as much as 5-10% when the detailed alpha dose calculation is included. Modern Monte Carlo-based results for the variation of beta dose for depths up to 2 mm are compared with ROSY results. For external irradiation by different sources, the attenuation of the ROSY dose estimate with depth is usually less rapid than that of the Monte Carlo-based estimate. The ROSY estimate of average beta dose to a layer in this case is between 5 and 18% higher than the Monte Carlo estimate
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S1350448700001074; Copyright (c) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: Turkey
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