Optically stimulated luminescence(OSL) dating method

an important method for Quaternary sediment age determination

has been successfully applied to terrestrial sediments such as loess.However

applying OSL dating method to marine sediments should be explored.In this paper

the multiple-aliquot regeneration-dose of OSL dating is used to date marine sediments samples from the Yellow Sea of China.Four samples were taken from different depths of a drill core

and quartz grains of 4–11 μm were separated for OSL dating

while organic carbon samples were taken from the same sampling positions for AMS 14C dating

so as to check the OSL dating results.It turns out that the OSL dating results agree well with the AMS 14C dating results within the AMS 14C detection limit(47 ka).