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ESR-dating: Problems encountered in the evaluation of the naturally accumulated dose /AD/ of secondary carbonates

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Envestigations on the behaviour of the defect centres in calcites by means of electron spin resonance spectroscopy /ESR/ have shown the occurrence of important interferences, which may have an impact on age determinations. These effects are produced by humic acids, sunlight exposure, grinding, instability of paramagnetic centres, measurement conditions, and possible pretreatment of the sample. The consequence of these interferences are discussed.

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  1. Lehrstuhl für Eiszeitenforschung, Geologisches Institut der Universität Köln, Zülpicher Str. 49, D-5000, Köln 1, FRG

    R. Grün

  2. Laboratoire de Chimie Inorganique et Nucléaire, Université Catholique de Louvain, Chemin du Cyclotron 2, B-1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

    P. De Cannière

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Grün, R., De Cannière, P. ESR-dating: Problems encountered in the evaluation of the naturally accumulated dose /AD/ of secondary carbonates. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Letters 85, 213–226 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02164225

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