OU Xianjiao1, 2 LAI Zhongping2 ZENG Lanhua1 1. An attempt at determining Des of glacial sediments using different luminescence methods[J]. Nuclear techniques, 2013, 36(2): 020207
OU Xianjiao1, 2 LAI Zhongping2 ZENG Lanhua1 1. An attempt at determining Des of glacial sediments using different luminescence methods[J]. Nuclear techniques, 2013, 36(2): 020207 DOI: 10.11889/j.0253-3219.2013.hjs.36.020207.
An attempt at determining Des of glacial sediments using different luminescence methods
Background: Absolute dating is the key technical issue of Quaternary glacial research.Optically stimulated luminescence(OSL) has been increasingly applied to Quaternary glacial dating in recent years.However
problems such as insufficient bleaching
low luminescence sensitivity
high thermal transfer effect
etc
still remain.Purpose: In order to investigate the applicability of equivalent dose(De) determination of glacial sediments by different OSL methods
six samples were collected from the Yingpu Valley of eastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau(two samples from modern glacial sediments
three from moraines and glacial terrace attributed to Neoglacial and one from a moraine attributed to the last glaciation).Methods: The Des were determined by SAR combined SGC technique
using three methods: quartz large aliquot(6 mm) BSL
small aliquot(2/3 mm) BSL and polymineral IRSL.Results: Des determined by SGC are consistent with Des determined by SAR protocol.Comparison of three methods shows that IRSL De>large aliquot BSL De>small aliquot BSL De.Des of polymineral IRSL are obviously higher than quartz BSL.Conclusions: It is obviously that feldspar is more difficult to reset than quartz
thus is not suitable for dating glacial sediments in this region.Quartz large aliquot method is suitable for well bleached glacial samples.Due to the low luminescence sensitivity of quartz
small aliquot method showed poor luminescence characteristics.Moreover
this method cannot distinguish the poor bleached grains in this measurement.However
it is possible that quartz small aliquot
even single grain method could be used to date older or brighter glacial samples.More works are required to solve the problems we have encountered in dating low sensitivity glacial sediments.