Dissertations / Theses: 'Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL)'

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Kusoglu, Sarikaya Cemre. "Optically Stimulated Luminescence Studies On Natural Fluorites." Master's thesis, METU, 2011. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12612962/index.pdf.

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Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) is the luminescence emitted from a previously irradiated insulator (or a wide band gap semiconductor) upon exposure to light. The OSL signal intensity is a function of the radiation dose absorbed by the sample and thus can be used as the basis of a radiation dosimetry method. In the literature, OSL studies on natural fluorites are rather limited. In order to promote the material for radiation dosimetry, OSL properties of natural fluorites of different origin were examined in this study. For this purpose, dose-response, reproducibility, thermal stability and fading of the OSL signals were analyzed. In order to find a relation between OSL and TL signals, TL signals and the effect of OSL measurements on TL signals were examined. Thermal activation energies of the light sensitive TL peaks and the OSL signals were also calculated using different methods and the results were compared. Also, absence of the thermal quenching was shown. Finally, TR-OSL signals were measured to have an opinion about the recombination centers. As a result of these studies, it is possible to conclude that natural fluorites show promising features to be used as an environmental dosimeter with regard to a suitable OSL signal, range of linearity, repeatability in response, as well as being readily available at a low cost.

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Yeltik, Aydan. "Time-resolved Optically Stimulated Luminescence (osl) Studies On Samples Containing Quartz And Feldspar." Master's thesis, METU, 2009. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/3/12611103/index.pdf.

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Time Resolved OSL (TR-OSL) is a technique to record the luminescence decay curve data after a brief stimulation pulse and can possibly be used for the separation of luminescence signals from quartz and feldspars. In this study luminescence emission from quartz and feldspar samples was investigated. TR-OSL signals of these samples were studied for the variations with preheating and annealing temperature, stimulation pulse width and total stimulation time, optical bleaching, radiation dose and measurement temperature. TR-OSL decay lifetime of quartz samples was found as ~40 µ
s. Na-feldspar and K-feldspar luminescence signals were deconvoluted using a linear sum of three exponential decays with lifetimes about 45 µ
s, 8 µ
s and 1 µ
s and about 35 µ
s, 7 µ
s and 0.6 µ
s, respectively. Since feldspars signals have a component with lifetime similar to that of quartz (~40 µ
s), luminescence signal separation with TR-OSL seems to be not straightforward.

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Demirturk, Tayfun. "Dating Of Laodikeia (denizli) Building Ceramics Using Optically Stimulated Luminescence (osl) Techniques." Phd thesis, METU, 2006. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12607746/index.pdf.

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The objective of this study is to perform Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) dating on the ceramic samples from different parts of the Laodikeia by using Infra Red Stimulated Luminescence (IRSL) on polyminerals. As a first step, a literature survey has been done about the dating system and the methodology of dating. The calibration of the system was done before carrying out the experiments. The six ceramic samples were collected from the site and dated. The mineral compositions of the samples were examined by X-ray Diffraction Analysis, which showed that all samples contain quartz, feldspars, calcites and together with other minerals. The equivalent dose was found by using Multiple Aliquot Additive Dose (MAAD) and Multiple Aliquot Regenerative Dose (MARD) techniques using Infra Red diode array of the system that gave the IRSL ages for samples. Alpha counter measured the dose components of uranium and thorium contributions to the annual dose. The potassium concentration was determined by Atomic Emission Spectrometry. The cosmic ray component of annual dose was evaluated by the Al2O3:C Thermoluminescence Dosimeter (TLD) discs which have been placed and kept for 8 and 11 months in the site. From the data the IRSL ages were calculated for six ceramic samples LDKY-1, LDKY-2, LDKY-3, LDKY-4, LDKY-5 and LDKY-6 with the help of the OSL system software. The IRSL ages for these samples, in the given order, are 737 ±
60, 1563 ±
120, 1445 ±
110, 1602 ±
120, 1034 ±
80 and 1034 ±
80 years by using MAAD technique. The IRSL ages for the same samples are 870 ±
60, 1550 ±
120, 1440 ±
110, 1600 ±
120, 1030 ±
80 and 1030 ±
70 years by using MARD technique.

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余耀良 and Yiu-leung Yieu. "OSL dating of sediment and climate change of late quaternary." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/192989.

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The objective of this project is to apply the Optical Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) technique to date the palaeo sediment from Mu Us Desert, part of the Inner Mongolia in northern China and reconstruct the palaeo environment. Five OSL samples were collected from Dagouwan, Salawusu River Valley at Inner Mongolia by Dr S. H. Li and his team in 2009. Extraction of 150μm to 180μm silt-size feldspar from collected dune sand, lacustrine facies and fluvial facies samples and running of luminescence dating therefore to obtain the age from 50ka to 90ka. Climate proxies - magnetic susceptibility, grain size, fossil vertebrates and fossil pollens have been analyzed and it is concluded that significant climate change occurred within this period, which change from domination of warm, humid and rainy summer monsoons (before 70ka) to cold, wind, windy strengthened dry winter wind and back to warm and humid again after 55ka.
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Summa, Michelle Carlene. "Geologic Mapping, Alluvial Stratigraphy, and Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dating of the Kanab Creek Area, Southern Utah." DigitalCommons@USU, 2009. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/506.

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At the turn of the century, Kanab Creek incised 30-meters into its alluvium, leaving behind fluvial terraces and thick basin fill sediments exposed along arroyo walls. Research objectives were to determine the timing and causes of past valley-filling and arroyo-cutting episodes along a 20 km-long reach of Kanab Creek in southern Utah. Fluvial deposits were mapped at the 1:12,000 scale and sediments were described and dated using Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) and radiocarbon dating. The Kanab Creek valley can be divided into a narrow, upper terraced reach and a broad lower basin fill reach near Kanab, Utah. The most prominent terrace in the upper reach is Quaternary alluvial terrace 4 (Qat4), followed by Qat3, Qat2/3, and Qat2 map units. These are composed of tabular-bedded, fine-grained sand, silt, and clay layers. The Qat2/3 map unit is a both a fill and fill-cut terrace underlain by Qa4, Qa3, and Qa2 alluvium and is used when the Qat3 fill-cut (fill-strath) terrace can not be differentiated from the Qat2 fill terrace due to their similar geomorphic position. The Qat3 fill-cut terrace upstream correlates to ~8 meters of aggradation downstream. The youngest terrace, Qat1, is a minor terrace, composed of coarse-grained channel facies. More recent channel and floodplain deposits were deposited over the last century following arroyo cutting. OSL and radiocarbon results suggest at least four cycles of fluvial cutting and filling: >6-3.5ka (Qa4), ~3->1ka (Qa3), 0.7-0.12ka (Qa2), and post-1880 AD (Qa1). Correlation to regional climate records suggests major periods of aggradation correlate to regionally cooler and wetter climatic intervals. Periods of arroyo cutting occurred at >6ka, ~3ka, 1-0.7ka, and during historic arroyo cutting (1882-1914 AD), and correlate to regionally warmer, drier intervals. These periods of aggradation and incision are roughly contemporaneous with regional drainages, except for the large aggradation seen in Kanab Creek 6-3.5ka (Qa4). Analysis of terrace longitudinal profiles indicates Qat4 has the lowest concavity suggesting that Qat4 aggraded during a period of greater sediment supply and/or reduced flood regime. Although OSL samples exhibited some degree of incomplete zeroing, calculated ages using a minimum age model are consistent with radiocarbon results.

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Fan, Anchuan, and 范安川. "Quartz OSL dating of quaternary sediments from China." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2010. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B45700187.

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Togay, Evren. "Design And Implementation Of A Luminescence Emission Spectrometer." Master's thesis, METU, 2012. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12614144/index.pdf.

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Luminescence is the emission of light resulting from radiative transition of an atom from an excited state to a ground state. This radiative transition yields emission of photons and the luminescence is the general name which is used to classify &ldquo
cold emission&rdquo
other than the blackbody radiation. Spectroscopy involves the measurement of intensity of emitted, absorbed or scattered electromagnetic radiation as a function of wavelength. Thus, it is a valuable tool in the study of understanding the luminescence production mechanisms. Measurement of emission spectra gives information about the energy levels of transition and structure, geometry and composition of the sample. In this study, a versatile luminescence emission spectrometer was designed and developed with the main aim of measuring Photoluminescence (PL), Thermoluminescence (TL) and Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) emission spectra of materials relevant for dosimetry. The spectrometer was constructed around a Littrow type monochromator by developing the necessary hardware, firmware and software. Wavelength calibration, measurement of spectral response and determination of resolution of the spectrometer were done using calibration lamps and a calibrated spectroradiometer. Finally the performance of the constructed spectrometer was tested by measuring the emission spectra of materials such as BeO, Al2O3 and CaF2 wherever possible the measured spectra were compared with the ones reported in the literature.

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Ng, Sin-pan, and 吳善斌. "OSL dating of palaeoshorelines of saline lakes at Inner Mongolia." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2011. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B46732883.

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Aygun, Sukran Gizem. "Detection Of Gamma Irradiated Spices With Osl Method And Its Reliability." Master's thesis, METU, 2010. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12612333/index.pdf.

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The aim of this current work is to analyze the behavior of OSL (Optically Stimulated Luminescence) signals of irradiated spices with respect to time, temperature, origin and the type. Throughout the experiments, 3 different type spices from four different origins were stored at 4°
C and 25°
C for six months after irradiation. During experiments, unirradiated red pepper, thyme and cumin samples were analyzed by using OSL technique in order to determine the background OSL signal values of samples. Samples were irradiated 10 kGy by Cobalt 60 gamma source in TAEK (Turkey Atomic Energy Association). After irradiation process, OSL signal values of different samples were analyzed according to the given parameters. In order to determine the effect of temperature on OSL signal loss, temperature (4°
C- 25°
C) was set as storage temperature. The analyses were made monthly. According to the statistical analyses (ANOVA- General Linear Model), origin and type of samples were detected as significant parameters of design experiment. Time and temperature effect on OSL signal loss changed with respect to origin and type of samples. After six months storage period, OSL signal was lost for most of the origin and sample type. At the end of sixth month, an ESR analysis was performed to detect the accuracy of the OSL technique. With respect to the results of these experiments, it was seen that, due to optical fading, most of the samples was observed as unirradiated by OSL technique, however ESR analyze the samples as irradiated at the end of sixth month. Irradiation had a detrimental effect on the microbiological load of the samples and resulted 6 log reduction on the microbial population. After irradiation, no colony formation was observed in total bacteria and yeast- mold count. During six month period, no injury recovery was observed.

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Hayden, Anne E. "Reconstructing the Holocene Arroyo History of the Upper Escalante River, Southern Utah, Using Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) and Radiocarbon Dating." DigitalCommons@USU, 2011. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/1105.

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Arroyos are steep-walled, entrenched, typically ephemeral streams commonly found in dryland river systems that form when streams incise into previously deposited alluvial fill. Arroyos in the southwestern U.S. have been studied extensively following the historic period of arroyo cutting in the late 1800s and early 1900s A.D. The upper Escalante River in south-central Utah similarly began incising in 1909, and records evidence for past cut and fill cycles in well-exposed walls along the now continuous arroyo. Establishing robust geochronologies of past arroyo cycles in these fluvial settings has been difficult. Recent improvements in accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) radiocarbon (14C) and optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating provide an opportunity to link more highly resolved fluvial records to existing paleoclimate records. This allows hypotheses regarding the causes of arroyo cycles to be tested, and for the role of climate versus intrabasinal characteristics to be examined. One major objective of this research was to examine the applicability of OSL and AMS 14C dating in the upper Escalante, as both methods have proved problematic in similar settings. In total, 37 ages were obtained, 21 OSL and 16 14C ages. The Holocene fluvial history of the upper Escalante River was reconstructed using these age results and stratigraphic relationships. The chronostratigraphic record developed in this study suggests that at least six arroyo cycles have occurred in the upper Escalante since the middle Holocene, with incision occurring ~4.4 – 4.2 ka, ~2.6 – 2.4 ka, ~1.8 – 1.5 ka, ~1.0 – 0.9 ka, ~0.5 - 0.4 ka, and during the historic period of arroyo entrenchment. While semi-synchronous arroyo cutting (indicative of a climate signal) appears to have occurred in the Paria and Escalante drainages over the last 1 ka, correlations between proximal drainages are less clear prior to 1 ka, although this may be due in part to preservation effects. Overall, linkages to specific climate regimes and correlations to regional drainages are difficult to identify, suggesting that internal geomorphic thresholds are important in determining when arroyo entrenchment occurs in individual catchments.

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Lüthgens, Christopher [Verfasser]. "The age of Weichselian main ice marginal positions in north-eastern Germany inferred from Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) dating / Christopher Lüthgens." Berlin : Freie Universität Berlin, 2011. http://d-nb.info/1025938690/34.

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Ideker, Carlie J. "A Light in the Dark: Luminescence Dating Intermountain Ware Ceramics from Four Archaeological Sites in Northwestern Wyoming." DigitalCommons@USU, 2016. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/4917.

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Late Period (<1500 >years), high-altitude (>2600 m asl) archaeological sites in northwestern Wyoming prove difficult to date with traditional methods. The presence of Intermountain Ware ceramics at these sites presents an opportunity to use single-grain optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) to date vessel manufacture. These OSL ages also date site occupation as the vessels’ use-life is encapsulated within the standard error of the technique. This thesis develops a protocol to date quartz temper of Intermountain Ware sherds. Additionally, it investigates potential post-depositional thermal resetting of luminescence signals by wildfires. Ceramic sherd samples were obtained from four sites in northwestern Wyoming: Boulder Ridge, High Rise Village, Caldwell Creek, and Platt. Each site, except Caldwell Creek, has existing radiocarbon ages that provide independent age control. Additionally, all sites except Platt were impacted by past wildfires of varying intensity and consequently provide a test of the thermal resetting capabilities of wildfires.The Platt site is also the only site not located at high altitude and therefore, the sample from this site serves as a control in this study. Luminescence results demonstrate single-grain OSL dating of quartz temper from Intermountain Ware ceramics can provide improved accuracy and precision over radiocarbon dating when sherds are not adversely affected by wildfires. These results underscore the need for cultural resource managers to sample from subsurface contexts when inventorying sites impacted by high-intensity wildfires or to locate and identify sites with strong potential for high-intensity wildfires and date them prior to eventual burning. These results also validate single-grain OSL dating of ceramic temper as a valuable chronometric tool for cultural resource managers and archaeologists seeking to build and refine existing site and regional chronologies.

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King, Georgina. "Fundamental and sedimentological controls on luminescence behaviour in quartz and feldspar." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/2586.

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The optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) characteristics of a suite of quartz and feldspar samples from a range of modern glaciofluvial sediments have been explored to determine the use of OSL as a depositional pathway tracer. Paraglacial and subglacial source material and various glaciofluvial deposits have been analysed from the glacial catchments of Bergsetbreen, Fåbergstølsbreen, and Nigardsbreen as well as the Fåbergstølsgrandane sandur, Jostedalen, Norway. The OSL distribution signatures have been characterised through exploration of sample skewness, kurtosis and overdispersion, and dose distributions of the different depositional settings and source materials are distinct for both quartz and feldspar. Residual ages are greatest for feldspar, indicating significant potential age overestimation where feldspar is used to date glaciofluvial deposits. Sample dose distributions and overdispersion characteristics are driven by source sediment properties, whereas residual ages are controlled by transport and depositional processes. Those transport and depositional processes which result in significant light exposure, also influence dose distributions, and processes that sort sediments least effectively have the highest residual doses. Sample OSL characteristics, transport distance and grain size distributions have been investigated using factor analysis, as a means of predicting sediment source, facies, depositional process and deposit type. Although the depositional processes of the quartz samples can be clearly differentiated based upon OSL characteristics, factor analyses of feldspar and grain size characteristics are inconclusive. The application of quartz OSL to the Norwegian samples was limited by its very poor luminescence sensitivity. Quartz is the preferred mineral for OSL, however, despite the plethora of successful quartz OSL applications, the precise origin of the UV/blue luminescence emission, measured during OSL, remains unclear. The origins of this emission and controls on its intensity were explored using a variety of spectroscopic techniques including photoluminescence, cathodoluminescence, radioluminescence (RL), ionoluminescence (IL) and x-ray excited optical luminescence (XEOL). Exciting sample luminescence at a range of energies enables exploration of the different donor centres responsible for the luminescence emission. Cathodoluminescence and RL emission spectra are similar, comprising broad emissions at 1.5, 2.0 and 2.7 eV (detection in the UV part of the spectrum was not possible for these experiments). Ionoluminescence emission spectra were dominated by the ~ 3.3 eV emission, which is a component of the signal conventionally monitored during OSL. This emission depleted as a function of dose, to the benefit of the red emission (1.8-2.0 eV) for all samples throughout IL, and similar observations were made for the 3.4 eV emission observed from the XEOL emission spectra. The XEOL spectra are dominated by an emission at ~ 3.8 eV, not widely reported for quartz, which has tentatively been attributed to peroxy linkages. Differences between the IL and XEOL emission spectra are interpreted as evidence for the presence of multiple excited states.

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Hernandez, Pete Jevon. "Response comparison of an optically stimulated luminescent dosimeter, a direct-ion storage dosimeter, and a thermoluminescence dosimeter." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2979.

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Leighton, Carly L. "Desert dune system response to Late Quaternary environmental change in the northeastern Rub’ al Khali : advances in the application of optically stimulated luminescence datasets." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2014. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:b4821755-1971-4244-a2dd-d7ceee4fec5d.

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The application of optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating to desert sand dunes has allowed accumulation histories to be used as tools to infer past environmental change. In response to issues facing the interpretation of these records, two research questions are addressed in this thesis. (i) Are dune chronologies representative of dune stratigraphies? And (ii) how can we most appropriately interpret dune chronologies as records of Quaternary environmental conditions? Five dune profiles were sampled for OSL dating at two sites in the northeastern Rub’ al Khali in the southern Arabian Peninsula. The visible stratigraphy was used to guide sampling for three of the profiles and the effectiveness of this approach is assessed. A key finding is that bounding surfaces are not always identifiable as chronological hiatuses by OSL dating, given the level of precision that can be achieved. Using hierarchical relationships visible in two-dimensional exposures is therefore not guaranteed to identify the depositional units necessary to reconstruct dune histories. Comparison of the depositional records from three sampled profiles shows that there is significant variability in chronologies at both the dune and dunefield scales. In light of these findings, the use of ‘range-finder’ OSL dating was investigated as a method of increasing sample throughput in the laboratory. It is concluded that the use of partially prepared samples and shortened measurement techniques can be used to rapidly assess the chronological context of samples and target those units most useful in constructing dune profiles. A new method of presenting dunefield OSL datasets as net accumulation rates, incorporating accumulation thickness rather than relying on the frequency of ages, is presented. Within the last 30 ka, regional accumulation and preservation occurred at ~30-26, 22.5-18, 16-9, 6-2.7, 2.1-1.6, 1.1 and 0.7 ka. In conjunction with numerical model results and a review of other palaeoenvironmental archives, the regional aeolian record is interpreted as a response to changing forcing factors. High rates of net accumulation between ~16-9 ka are attributed to coeval increases in sediment supply and transport capacity. A hiatus in accumulation between ~9-6 ka is interpreted as a result of reduced sediment availability due to high moisture levels. The importance of both external forcing factors and local controls on dune accumulation processes is recognised, and therefore the importance of sampling at multiple locations to distinguish these factors is emphasised.

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STEWART, ALEXANDER KNOX. "IMPRINT OF CONTINENTAL-GLACIER EROSION OVER SPACE AND TIME: THREE EXAMPLES FROM OHIO, USA." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1194891759.

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Valachovics, Thomas Richard. "The Chronology of Glacial Landforms Near Mongo, Indiana – Evidence for the Early Retreat of the Saginaw Lobe." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1563197845317213.

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Malthez, Anna Luiza Metidieri Cruz 1985. "Desenvolvimento e caracterização de dosímetros para monitoração individual de trabalhadores ocupacionalmente expostos à radiação combinando as técnicas de termoluminescência (TL) e luminescência opticamente estimulada (OSL)." [s.n.], 2015. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/261170.

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Orientadores: Vera Lúcia da Silveira Nantes Button, Marcelo Baptista de Freitas
Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Elétrica e de Computação
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Resumo: Neste estudo foi desenvolvido um dosímetro (monitor individual) para monitoração externa de indivíduos ocupacionalmente expostos à radiação (raios X e gama) que faz o uso simultâneo das técnicas de termoluminescência (TL) e luminescência opticamente estimulada (OSL - Optically Stimulated Luminescence), combinado às diferentes características dosimétricas de detectores já utilizados com a técnica TL na rotina dos Serviços de Monitoração Individual Externa (SMIEs) no Brasil (LiF:Mg,Ti ¿ TLD100, CaF2:natural, CaSO4:Dy - IPEN) e detectores utilizados com a técnica OSL, ainda pouco explorados na monitoração individual (BeO ¿ Thermalox 995) e recentemente autorizados a serem utilizados com a técnica OSL no país (Al2O3:C - Luxel). Para o desenvolvimento do monitor, diversas características intrínsecas e dosimétricas dos detectores empregando as técnicas TL e OSL em três diferentes equipamentos leitores foram avaliadas. Testes de desempenho foram aplicados ao monitor desenvolvido, conforme critérios estabelecidos no país e no exterior (CASEC e IEC, respectivamente). Os resultados obtidos demonstram que as respostas TL e OSL dos detectores dependem fortemente da configuração do leitor utilizado, da técnica empregada (TL ou OSL) e do tipo de sinal avaliado, no caso da técnica OSL (OSL total ou inicial). Assim é fundamental uma análise prévia de características intrínsecas do material, como comprimento de onda principal da emissão luminescente, tipo (inicial ou total) e magnitude (doses baixa, moderada ou alta) do sinal que será avaliado para a escolha adequada dos parâmetros do leitor (filtros, máscaras, potência, entre outros) empregando as duas técnicas. Os resultados obtidos com a técnica OSL reforçam seu uso na monitoração individual no Brasil, uma vez que estavam em acordo com a técnica TL, amplamente empregada pelos SMIEs nacionais. Além da determinação de dose individual, normalmente empregada na monitoração de trabalhadores, o dosímetro desenvolvido permite também estimar doses acumuladas ao longo do tempo, empregando a técnica OSL nos detectores de Al2O3:C ou BeO, sendo que no caso deste último, a dose única (ou individual) também pode ser determinada com a técnica TL aplicada simultaneamente no mesmo detector. Após a avaliação das respostas em energia dos detectores, um algoritmo foi desenvolvido, testado e validado para avaliar fatores de correção com respeito à energia, baseado na razão entre as respostas de um par de detectores TL e OSL. Os resultados demonstraram que as diferentes razões entre os sinais provenientes do par, permitem avaliar de forma precisa a qualidade da radiação à qual o par de detectores foi exposto. O monitor desenvolvido possui três configurações diferentes de pares de detectores, Al2O3:C/LiF:Mg,Ti, Al2O3:C/BeO e CaSO4:Dy/BeO. Ele apresenta como principais vantagens, em relação aos dosímetros já existentes em uso comercialmente, a possibilidade de poder inferir informações sobre a dose e qualidade da radiação (energia efetiva) sem a utilização de filtros e com diminuição das incertezas associadas, avaliar doses acumuladas ao longo do tempo com o mesmo dosímetro e combinar todas as características dos detectores associadas às técnicas TL e OSL, simultaneamente em um mesmo dosímetro. Os resultados dos testes de desempenho do monitor apresentaram conformidade com os critérios nacionais e internacionais estabelecidos, e contribuíram para que os critérios nacionais utilizados para a técnica TL possam ser estendidos para a técnica OSL
Abstract: In this study a dosimeter (personal monitor) for external monitoring of individuals occupationally exposed to radiation (X and gamma rays) was developed using simultaneously thermoluminescent (TL) and optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) techniques. Intrinsic characteristics of detectors already used with TL technique in External Individual Monitoring Services routine in Brazil (LiF:Mg,Ti ¿ TLD 100, CaF2:natural and CaSO4:Dy ¿ IPEN) were combined to detectors used with OSL technique, one less explored (BeO ¿ Thermalox 995), and other recently approved (Al2O3:C - Luxel) to be used in individual monitoring in the country (Al2O3:C - Luxel). During the monitor development, several intrinsic and dosimetric characteristics of detectors were evaluated employing TL and OSL techniques in three different reader equipments. Performance tests were applied to the developed monitor according to national and international established criteria (CASEC and IEC, respectively). The obtained results showed that the responses of TL and OSL detectors are strongly dependent on reader configuration, employed technique (TL and OSL) and, in the particular case of OSL technique, also the signal (total or initial OSL). Therefore, a previous analysis of the intrinsic characteristics of the material, as the main wavelength of the luminescent emission, the signal type (initial or total) and dose magnitude (low, moderate or high) must to be made in order to select the reader configuration (filters, power, and others) used with each technique. The results obtained with OSL technique reinforce its use in Brazil, as they were in agreement with TL technique, which is already largely used by national EIMS. In addition to the assess of individual dose, usually employed in workers monitoring, the developed dosimeter allows evaluating accumulated dose over time using OSL technique with Al2O3:C or BeO detectors, and single or individual doses can be evaluated applying TL technique simultaneously applied in the same detector. After the evaluation of the energy response of detectors, an algorithm was developed, tested and validated to assess correction factors with respect to energy, based on the ratio of the responses of a pair of TL and OSL detectors. The results confirm that the different ratios between signals from a detector pair allow to evaluate more accurately the radiation quality to that the pair of detectors were exposed. The monitor was developed with three different arrangements of pairs of detectors, Al2O3:C/LiF:Mg,Ti, Al2O3:C/BeO and CaSO4:Dy/BeO. It presents as main advantages, compared to existing commercial dosimeters in use, the possibility to infer information on the dosage and quality of radiation (effective energy) without the use of filters and reducing associated uncertainties, to assess cumulative doses over time with the same dosimeter, and to combine all features of the detectors associated with TL and OSL techniques, simultaneously, in the same dosimeter. The results of the performance tests of the developed monitor were in accordance to national and international criteria, and contributed to that the national criteria, used for TL technique, can also be extended to the OSL technique
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Engenharia Biomedica
Doutora em Engenharia Elétrica

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Fukumori, David Tadashi. "Desenvolvimento e estudo de materiais termoluminescentes baseados em óxido de alumínio para aplicação em dosimetria." Universidade de São Paulo, 2012. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/85/85131/tde-04062012-153217/.

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O óxido de alumínio foi um dos primeiros compostos investigados, com vista a detectar e medir a radiação por meio da termoluminescência (TL). Comumente referido como \"alumina\", o óxido de alumínio tem características interessantes para o desenvolvimento de materiais para a dosimetria. Seu número atômico efetivo é intermediário entre o do osso e do tecido mole do corpo. Pode ser transformado em material termoluminescente pela inserção de elementos químicos em sua estrutura cristalina. Além da TL, a alumina pode apresentar luminescência opticamente estimulada (OSL), fenômeno que também pode ser usado para determinar a dose de radiação. Neste estudo, dois métodos foram investigados para inserir íons metálicos na alumina. O primeiro método foi baseado na capacidade de adsorção da alumina e o segundo denominado método da coprecipitação foi baseado na formação simultânea de compostos insolúveis. As amostras obtidas por adsorção de íons Cu2+ e Mn2+ não mostraram resultados satisfatórios. No entanto, as pastilhas de óxido de alumínio impurificado com Tm3+ via coprecipitação mostraram sinais de TL e OSL. Foi verificado também que a alumina eletrofundida disponível comercialmente é um material que apresenta resposta TL e OSL. Este material que contém diversos íons metálicos em sua estrutura foi transformado em pastilhas por sinterização com vidro. As curvas da resposta TL em função da temperatura e da resposta TL e OSL em função da dose foram determinadas. Os resultados obtidos indicam que estudos mais aprofundados das pastilhas desenvolvidas podem melhorar suas características para que sejam aplicadas em dosimetria.
The aluminum oxide was one of the former compounds investigated with a view to detecting and measuring radiation by means of the thermoluminescence (TL). Commonly referred to as \"alumina\", aluminum oxide has interesting features for the development of materials for dosimetry. Its effective atomic number has an intermediate value between the bone and soft tissue of the body. It can be transformed into TL material by the insertion of chemical elements in its crystal structure. In addition to the TL, the alumina can provide optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) which can also be used to determine the radiation dose. In this study, two methods were investigated in order to insert metal ions in alumina. The first method was based on the adsorption capacity of alumina and the second named coprecipitation method was based on the simultaneous formation of insoluble compounds. The samples obtained by adsorption of Cu2+ and Mn2+ ions did not show satisfactory results. However, the aluminum oxide impurified with Tm3+ by coprecipitation showed TL and OSL signals. It was also found that the commercially available electrofused alumina is a material that exhibits TL and OSL. This material that contains various metal ions in its structure was made into pellets by sintering with glass. The TL response curves as a function of temperature and the TL and OSL responses as a function of the dose were determined. The obtained results indicate that further studies of the developed pellets can improve the characteristics in order to be applied in dosimetry.

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Outram, Zoe, Catherine M. Batt, E. J. Rhodes, and Stephen J. Dockrill. "The integration of chronological and archaeological information to date building construction: an example from Shetland, Scotland, UK." Elsevier, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/4667.

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This paper presents new chronological data applied to the problem of providing a date for the construction of a prehistoric building, with a case study from the Old Scatness Broch, Shetland. The innovative methodology employed utilises the combination of radiocarbon and optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dates with the archaeological information, which includes the stratigraphic relationships of sampled deposits, context information, and evidence relating to the formation of the deposit. This paper discusses the scientific validity of the dates produced, and the advantages that the methodology employed at this site offers for archaeological interpretation. The combined dating evidence suggests that the broch at Old Scatness is earlier than the conventionally accepted dates for broch construction. More broadly it shows the value of integration of the specialists at the planning stages of the excavation. The application of a Bayesian statistical model to the sequences of dates allowed investigation of the robustness of the dates within the stratigraphic sequences, as well as increasing the resolution of the resulting chronology. In addition, the value of utilising multiple dating techniques on the same deposit was demonstrated, as this allowed different dated events to be directly compared as well as issues relating to the formation of the sampled deposit. This in turn impacted on the chronological significance of the resulting dating evidence, and therefore the confidence that could be placed in the results.

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Almeida, Shirlane Barbosa de. "Validação e avaliação dosimétrica empregando as técnicas de TL e OSL de materiais termoluminescentes para aplicação na dosimetria de feixes clínicos de elétrons utilizados na irradiação total da pele - TSI." Universidade de São Paulo, 2017. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/85/85131/tde-08062017-153258/.

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A dosimetria in vivo têm se tornado um papel importante para o tratamento da irradiação total da pele dentro de um rigoroso programa de garantia de qualidade que deve ser parte integrante nos departamentos radioterápicos. A dosimetria em TSI é difícil, devido à complexidade do tratamento em avaliar a uniformidade da dose e medir a dose absorvida em profundidades rasas em toda extensão da superfície cutânea, tendo como consequência uma ampla variação na distribuição da dose. Os TLDs tem provado ser muito úteis para a distribuição e verificação da dose prescrita para o paciente, pois a dose pode diferir de local para local devido a geometria do corpo do paciente, sobreposições de estruturas e assimetrias do campo de radiação. A utilização de TLDs in vivo pode identificar variações da dose prescrita por apresentarem uma grande exatidão e precisão nas medidas. Nos setores de radioterapia vêm sendo empregado vários tipos de dosímetros, os mais utilizados são o Flureto de Lítio (TLD-100), onde obtém uma longa história neste tipo de aplicação. Novos materiais dosímetricos vêm ganhado grande importância na aplicação da dosímetria de feixes clínicos de elétrons, como o Sulfato de Cálcio dopado com Disprósio (TL) e o Óxido de Alumínio dopado com Carbono (OSL), este trabalho avalia o desempenho dosímetrico dos respectivos dosímetros termoluminescentes e a luminescência opticamente estimulada na aplicação da dosímetria de feixes clínicos de elétrons utilizados na irradiação total da pele.
In vivo dosimetry has become an important role for the treatment of total skin irradiation within a rigorous quality assurance program that should be an integral part of the radiotherapy departments. TSI dosimetry is difficult because of the complexity of the treatment in assessing dose uniformity and measuring the dose absorbed at shallow depths throughout the skin surface extent, resulting in a wide variation in dose distribution. The TLDs have proven to be very useful for the distribution and verification of the dose prescribed for the patient as the dose may differ from place to place due to patient body geometry, overlapping of structures and asymmetries of the radiation field. The use of TLDs in vivo can identify variations in the prescribed dose because its measurement accuracy and great precision. Several types of dosimeters have been used in the radiotherapy sectors, the most commonly used are Lithium Fluride (TLD-100), where it obtains a long history in this type of application. New dosimetric materials have gained great importance in the dosimetry of clinical electron beams, such as Dysprosium-doped Calcium Sulphate (TL) and Carbon doped (OSL) based Aluminum Oxide, This work evaluates the performance of the respective thermoluminescent dosimeters and the optically stimulated luminescence in the dosimetry of clinical electron beams used in total irradiation of the skin.

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Hood, Amber Giles Eve. "New insights into old problems : the application of a multidisciplinary approach to the study of early Egyptian ceramic chronology, with a focus on luminescence dating." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2016. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:508818b7-930b-4e06-890c-5c2dbb12fe42.

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This thesis takes a multidisciplinary approach to the study of ancient Egyptian ceramics by applying scientific dating techniques alongside more traditional methods. It is the first study to apply OSL dating to an Egyptian ceramic assemblage, and it has done so by developing the minimum extraction technique (MET), which has made it possible to use OSL to sample, and thus analyse, ceramics housed in museums. The MET is at present essential to the success of OSL dating of Egyptian ceramics, as the exportation ban on antiquities has prevented OSL analysis of field material. For this thesis, using this new sampling technique, OSL has been applied to several assemblages from the Predynastic to the Early Dynastic period. Ceramics from [ADD IN REVIEW ] have been examined, with three phases being established: late Naqada III, First Intermediate Period, and the mediaeval Islamic period. Absolute dates have been determined for each phase and, where comparison is possible, have been found in good agreement with the historical chronology. A set of vessels from Naqada, Ballas, and the Tomb of Djer at Abydos have been examined using OSL in conjunction with radiocarbon dating. Again, three phases of activity were discerned: late Naqada II, early Naqada III, and the first scientifically determined dates for a burning event in the Tomb of Djer (the New Kingdom). The thesis also demonstrates how OSL can be used as a relative dating technique by analysing a collection of Wavy-Handled ceramics and wine jars from Turah, finding that the OSL results agree well with the established relative chronology. Finally, this thesis has also examined the applicability of cladistic analysis to the study of Egyptian ceramics. Cladistics is a technique borrowed from the biological sciences which offers a complimentary way to examine the evolution of ceramic types and forms, in particular the development of beer and wine jars.

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Urbanová, Petra. "Recherches sur la datation directe de la construction des édifices : exploration des potentialités de la datation des mortiers archéologiques par luminescence optiquement stimulée (OSL)." Thesis, Bordeaux 3, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015BOR30078/document.

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La datation directe de l’édification de maçonneries est l’objectif archéologique majeur de cette thèse qui s'inscrit dans un contexte interdisciplinaire. Il s’agit de mettre au point une méthode de datation des mortiers, matériaux de choix beaucoup plus représentatifs de la chronologie de l’édification que les briques ou les bois de charpentes qui peuvent être remployés. Les mortiers de chaux, constitués d'un mélange de chaux et de sable, peuvent être datés par luminescence optiquement stimulée : il s’agit en effet de remonter à la fin de la dernière exposition à la lumière des grains de sable qui ont été ajoutés à la chaux par les anciens bâtisseurs, ce qui correspond précisément à la fabrication du mortier au moment de l’édification. Les monuments datés dans ce travail forment un ensemble d’édifices de référence s'étendant de l'Antiquité gallo-romaine jusqu'à la fin du Moyen Âge, bien calés chronologiquement par les approches chronologiques indépendantes. L’objectif est de comparer la chronologie obtenue par OSL à celle connue et démontrer ainsi la validité de la méthode. La procédure de datation des mortiers par OSL est compliquée par plusieurs facteurs. D’abord, le blanchiment optique des grains de quartz du mortier n’est pas uniforme en raison de l’éventuelle faible durée d’exposition à la lumière. En plus, une faible ancienneté des objets à dater (2000 ans au maximum) implique des signaux de faible amplitude et la nécessité d’adapter le protocole de mesure. Enfin, particulièrement les mortiers grossiers peuvent être affectés par les effets microdosimétriques. Ces facteurs sont pris en compte dans le choix de méthodologie de datation qui comprend ainsi les étapes suivantes : la caractérisation du mortier par microscopie optique, par EDX-MEB et par imagerie beta, la mesure des doses archéologiques individuelles par la technique de monograin, la détermination de la dose annuelle et le calcul de la dose archéologique ou bien de l’âge. Cette dernière est une étape délicate car il s’agit de sélectionner dans les distributions des doses archéologiques individuelles les grains bien blanchis qui portent une information chronologique recherchée. Pour cela, les différentes approches statistiques habituellement utilisées en datation par luminescence sont testées. Cette thèse apporte une démonstration de la méthode et montre que dans de nombreux cas, elle peut produire des dates fiables. L’analyse individuelle de chaque grain est ici un seul moyen permettant d’obtenir des informations exactes sur la vraie nature du matériau étudié
The heart of the proposed research lies in the possibilities of direct dating of historical constructions, the interdisciplinary issues of a high significance. The aim of this research is to put into practice a dating method dealing with mortars, the category of materials more convenient and much more representative for the chronology of buildings in comparison with bricks or wood constructions that may be reused. Lime mortars composed of the mixture of sand and lime can be dated by optically stimulated luminescence: the objective is to determine the last moment when the grains of sand have been exposed to light which corresponds exactly with the fabrication of the mortar at the moment of building. The monuments dated within this PhD. thesis constitute a group of reference structures from the Gallo-Roman antiquity to the Middle Ages well-dated by other independent chronological approaches. The objective is to compare the chronology obtained by OSL with the known one and thereby to proof the validity of the method. The OSL dating procedure of mortars is complicated by numerous factors. First of all, due to the short exposure to light the optical bleaching of quartz grains in mortar is not homogeneous. In addition, the young age of dated material (maximally 2000 years old) implies signals of a weak intensity and the necessity to adapt conveniently the measurement protocol. Finally, especially the coarse-grained mortars can be affected by the microdosimetric effects. All these factors are taken into account when selecting a convenient dating methodology comprising the following stages: characterization of mortar by optical microscopy, by SEM-EDX and by beta autoradiography, the measurement of individual archaeological doses by the single grain technique, the determination of the annual dose and the calculation of the archaeological dose and of the age. The latter stage is a tricky one; it is necessary to select from the measured distribution of archaeological doses the well-bleached grains that contain the right chronological information. In this context, different statistical approaches usually used in luminescence dating are tested. This thesis brings a demonstration of the OSL dating method and shows that in many cases we can get reliable dates. The individual analysis of each grain is here the only way how to get the precise information about the nature of the studied material

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Bravim, Amanda. "Aplicação das técnicas de dosimetria termoluminescente (TL) e luminescência opticamente estimulada (OSL) na determinação de curvas de isodose em uma simulação de tratamento de câncer pela técnica de radioterapia em arco modulado volumétrico - VMAT." Universidade de São Paulo, 2015. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/85/85131/tde-30072015-132845/.

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A Radioterapia em Arco Modulado Volumétrico (VMAT) é uma técnica avançada de Radioterapia de Intensidade Modulada (IMRT). Esse avanço na técnica é devido à rotação contínua do gantry juntamente com a modulação do feixe de radiação proporcionando um tempo menor no tratamento do paciente. O objetivo desse trabalho é a verificação de curvas de isodose em uma simulação de um tratamento de vértebra com proteção de medula espinhal utilizando as técnicas de dosimetria termoluminescente (TL) e luminescência opticamente estimulada (OSL) e os dosímetros de LiF:Mg,Ti (TLD-100), CaSO4:Dy e Al2O3:C e microdosímetros de LiF:Mg,Ti (TLD-100). Os dosímetros foram caracterizados com a utilização de placas de PMMA de 30x30 cm2 e diversas espessuras. Todas as irradiações foram feitas utilizando o acelerador linear Truebeam STx da Varian do Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, com feixe de fótons de 6 MV. Após a caracterização dos dosímetros, os mesmos foram irradiados seguindo a simulação do planejamento escolhido e utilizando um objeto simulador de PMMA produzido para medidas de VMAT. Essa irradiação teve como finalidade verificar através das duas técnicas de dosimetria as curvas de isodose dessa simulação de tratamento. Todos os tipos de dosímetros apresentaram resultados satisfatórios na verificação das curvas de isodose utilizando ambas as técnicas de dosimetria. Porém, analisando a complexidade das curvas de isodose e a possibilidade das curvas estarem muito próximas, o microdosímetro de LiF:Mg,Ti se mostrou o mais apropriado para o uso devido à suas pequenas dimensões. Em relação à melhor técnica, como ambas apresentaram resultados satisfatórios, a técnica TL é a que apresenta menor complexidade em ser utilizada, pois a maioria dos Departamentos de Radioterapia já possuem um Laboratório para leitura TL. A técnica OSL exige mais cuidados e maior investimento do Departamento.
The Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) is an advance technique of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT). This progress is due to the continuous gantry rotation with the radiation beam modulation providing lower time of the patient treatment. This research aimed the verification of the isodose curves in a simulation of a vertebra treatment with spinal cord protection using the thermoluminescent (TL) and optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dosimetry techniques and theLiF:Mg,Ti (TLD-100), CaSO4:Dy and Al2O3:C dosimeters and LiF:Mg,Ti microdosimeters (TLD-100). The dosimeters were characterized using PMMA plates of 30x30x30 cm3 and different thickness. All irradiations were done using Truebeam STx linear accelerator of Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, with 6 MV photons beam. After the dosimeter characterization, they were irradiated according the specific planning simulation and using a PMMA phantom developed to VMAT measurements. This irradiation aimed to verify the isodose curves of the treatment simulation using the two dosimetry techniques. All types of dosimeters showed satisfactory results to determine the dose distribution but analysing the complexity of the isodose curves and the proximity of them, the LiF:Mg,Ti microdosimeter showed the most appropriate for use due to its small dimensions. Regarding the best technique, as both technique showed satisfactory results, the TL technique presents less complex to be used because the most of the radiotherapy departments already have a TL laboratory. The OSL technique requires more care and greater investment in the hospital.

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Soares, Leonardo dos Reis Leano. "Estudo do comportamento de sinais OSL de BeO e Al2O3:C usando o Modelo OTOR Simplificado e Método dos Mínimos Quadrados." Universidade de São Paulo, 2018. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/43/43134/tde-02112018-132426/.

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A dosimetria das radiações alfa, beta e gama é importante para diversas áreas aplicadas, sendo utilizada na proteção radiológica de pacientes e profissionais que se expõem a esses tipos de radiações. Com estudos dosimétricos pode-se obter melhores estimativas de dose absorvida, e ter mais precisão na estimativa de riscos populacionais. As técnicas de Termoluminescência (TL) e Luminescência Oticamente Estimulada (OSL) são utilizadas para essas aplicações dosimétricas. Estudos recentes têm mostrado que alguns materiais dosimétricos conhecidos como óxido de alumínio dopado com carbono (Al$_2$O$_3$:C) e óxido de berílio (BeO) sofrem mudanças no formato observado dos sinais OSL com relação as taxas de dose e tipos de radiação. O principal objetivo desse trabalho foi analisar os formatos dessas curvas e verificar quantitativamente, se existem ou não mudanças nos formatos dos sinais OSL dos dosímetros irradiados com diferentes tipos de radiação e taxas de dose. Sob o modelo de uma armadilha e um centro de recombinação (OTOR) foram estudados os sinais OSL com estímulo contínuo (CW-OSL). O modelo OTOR é simples, mas não possui solução analítica e as soluções computacionais são custosas pelo número grande de variáveis e parâmetros. Nesse trabalho, foi necessário realizar algumas simplificações para obtenção de um modelo ainda mais simples para ajuste nos dados. O modelo OTOR simples apresenta um comportamento de decaimento exponencial na descrição do sinal CW-OSL. Uma outra abordagem de extensão do modelo OTOR-simples foi a utilização do modelo com duas armadilhas independentes e um centro de recombinação, que resulta em dois decaimentos exponenciais. Para obtenção dos parâmetros que descrevem o sinal CW-OSL com esses modelos, foi utilizado o método dos mínimos quadrados (MMQ), com refinamento dos parâmetros pelo método de Gauss. O modelo de dois decaimentos exponenciais mostrou-se superior em qualidade com análise do parâmetro $\\chi^2$ e do comportamento dos resíduos em relação ao modelo de um decaimento exponencial para ambos os materiais utilizados. Com os ajustes, foi possível verificar diferenças nos comportamentos do sinal CW-OSL das amostras irradiadas em diferentes situações. As diferenças observadas nos comportamentos são apresentadas pelos parâmetros de decaimento ou de sinal inicial, ou pelas relações entre esses. Os parâmetros ajustados mostram que os sinais OSL provenientes do Al$_2$O$_3$:C e do BeO irradiados com alfa, beta e gama apresentam diferenças significativas nos comportamentos. As diferenças verificadas pelos ajustes dos sinais CW-OSL apresentados pelos dosímetros irradiados com beta e gama podem ter sido em parte causadas por efeito de fading, que afeta de maneira distinta os formatos das curvas e parâmetros ajustados. Nas irradiações com radiação gama com faixas de doses (de 22 a 122 mGy) e taxas doses absorvidas (de 0.024 a 1.66 Gy/s) não foram observados diferenças significativas nos sinais OSL.
The dosimetry of alpha, beta and gamma radiation is important in various applied areas, it is used in radiation protection of patients and professionals who are exposed at this kind of radiation. With dosimetric studies, it is possible to better estimate the absorbed dose, and population risks. Thermoluminescence (TL) and Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) techniques are used for these dosimetric applications. Recent studies have shown that some known dosimetric materials as carbon doped aluminum oxide (Al$_2$O$_3$:C) and berilium oxide (BeO) undergo changes in OSL signal behavior related to dose rates and types of radiation. The main objective of this work was to analise the formats of these curves and quantitatively verify whether or not there are changes in OSL signal of the dosimeters irradiated with different types of radiation and dose rates. Under the model of one trap one recombination center (OTOR) the continuous wave OSL (CW-OSL) signals were studied. The OTOR model is the simplest model, but has no analytical solution and the computational solutions are costly by the large number of variables and parameters. In this work, it was necessary to make some simplifications in order to obtain a simple model that could be fitted to the data. The simple-OTOR model shows an exponential decay behavior in the CW-OSL signal description. Another extension approach to the simple-OTOR model was the model with two independent traps and one recombination center, that results in two exponential decays. To obtain the parameters that describe the CW-OSL signal with these models, the least square method (LSM) was used, with parameter refinement by Gauss method. For both the materials the two exponential decay model proved to be superior in quality to the one exponential decay by the analysis of the parameter $\\chi^2$ and the behavior of the residuals. With the fittings, it was possible to verify differences in the behavior of the CW-OSL signal of the samples irradiated in different situations. These differences observed are presented in the decay or initial signal parameters, or in their ratios. Fitted parameters show that OSL signals from Al$_2$O$_3$:C and BeO irradiated with alpha, beta and gamma exhibit significant differences in behavior. The differences verified by the fittings of the CW-OSL signals presented by beta and gamma irradiated dosimeters may in part have been caused by fading effect, which affects in a different way the shapes of the curves and fitted parameters. Gamma irradiation with dose and absorbed dose rate ranges from 22 to 122 mGy and from 0.024 to 1.66Gy/s respectively did not produce significant differences in OSL signals.

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Pinton, Leandro de Godoi [UNESP]. "Evolução dos processos morfogenéticos em relevo cuestiforme: a bacia do Córrego do Cavalheiro – Analândia (SP)." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/141974.

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
A presente pesquisa teve como objetivo geral avaliar a dinâmica dos processos morfogenéticos do relevo cuestiforme no Quaternário Tardio (Pleistoceno Superior-Holoceno Superior) e no período antrópico recente. Com base nessa avaliação, propôs-se reconstituir a sequência denudativa numa escala de tempo geológico, assim como verificar as implicações da constituição de morfologias antropogênicas na evolução desse compartimento numa escala histórica de tempo. A fim de atender tal objetivo, foram realizadas datações de episódios deposicionais por Luminescência Opticamente Estimulada (LOE) e pelo método do chumbo-210 (210Pb). Ademais, foram elaborados mapeamentos específicos para a obtenção de dados morfoestruturais, geomorfológicos e de uso e cobertura da terra. A bacia hidrográfica do Córrego do Cavalheiro – Analândia (SP) – foi selecionada como área de estudo em virtude de sua disposição natural, na transição entre as Cuestas Areníticas-Basálticas e a Depressão Periférica Paulista, associada, ainda, à evolução do uso da terra essencialmente rural. A análise sistêmica entre as idades LOE do material coluvionar com as flutuações paleoclimáticas regionais e o arranjo de feições morfoestruturais e antropogênicas possibilitou a proposição de um modelo evolutivo do relevo cuestiforme, caracterizado pela seguinte sequência denudativa: 1) Primeira fase seca de 30.770 ± 4.930 a 8.000 ± 1.000 anos A.P. (transição do Pleistoceno Superior com o Holoceno Inferior, estendendo-se até o início do Holoceno Médio); 2) Primeira fase úmida de 7.420 ± 980 a 4.500 ± 750 anos A.P. (Holoceno Médio-Superior); 3) Segunda fase seca de 3.940 ± 665 a 2.215 ± 250 anos A.P. (Holoceno Superior) e; 4) Fase antropogênica de 1962 a 2013 (série histórica de 51 anos). A datação dos sedimentos fluviais pelo método do 210Pb foi ineficaz como recurso complementar para o detalhamento da fase antropogênica nas cuestas em razão do predomínio de coberturas sedimentares na composição litopedológica desse compartimento. Todavia, a quantificação das mudanças morfológicas mediante a sistematização de geoindicadores corrobora a ação antropogênica condicionando a esculturação do relevo cuestiforme. A reconstituição paleomorfogenética das cuestas demonstrou que os processos denudativos no Quaternário Tardio (Pleistoceno Superior-Holoceno Superior) e no período antrópico recente se configuram de forma complexa, sendo a sua dinâmica cíclica e poligênica.
The present research aimed to evaluate the dynamics of the morphogenetic processes of the cuesta relief in the Late Quaternary (Upper Pleistocene-Upper Holocene) and in the current anthropic periods. Based on this evaluation, the denudative sequence was reconstituted in a geological time scale, and the implications of the anthropogenic morphology constitution in the evolution of this compartment in a historical time scale were verified as well. In order to achieve this objective, depositional dating were performed through Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) and the Pb-210 method (210Pb). In addition, specific morphostructural, geomorphological and land-use/land-cover mapping were performed. The Cavalheiro Stream basin – Analândia (SP) – was chosen as the study area due to its natural distribution, in the transition of the sandstone-basaltic Cuestas and the Paulista Peripheral Depression and the essentially rural land-use evolution as well. The systemic analysis comparing the colluvium material ages (OSL) with the regional paleoclimatic fluctuations and the morphostructural/anthropogenic features arrangement provided an evolutionary model of the cuestas relief, characterized by the following denudative sequence: 1) First dry phase from 30,770 ± 4,930 to 8,000 ± 1,000 years BP (transition between the Upper Pleistocene and the Lower Holocene, extended until the beginning of the Middle Holocene); 2) First wet phase from 7,420 ± 980 to 4,500 ± 750 years BP (Middle-Upper Holocene); 3) Second dry phase from 3,940 ± 665 to 2,215 ± 250 years BP (Upper Holocene); and 4) Anthropogenic phase, from 1962 to 2013 (historical series of 51 years). Fluvial sediments dating through the 210Pb method was inefficient as a complementary resource to detail the anthropogenic phase in the cuestas due to the predominance of sedimentary covers in the lithopedologic composition of this compartment. However, the quantification of the morphological changes in relation with the systematization of the geoindicators corroborates the anthropogenic action on the cuestas relief formation. The cuestas paleomorphogenetic reconstitution demonstrated that the denudative processes in the Late Quaternary (Upper Pleistocene-Upper Holocene) and in the recent anthropic period display a complex configuration, with a cyclic and polygenic dynamics.
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VILLANI, DANIEL. "Avaliação de dosímetros de óxido de alumínio pela técnica OSL na dosimetria de campos de fótons clínicos utilizados no tratamento radioterápico em arco modulado volumétrico." reponame:Repositório Institucional do IPEN, 2017. http://repositorio.ipen.br:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/27977.

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O tratamento utilizando Radioterapia em Arco Modulado Volumétrico é a modalidade mais moderna de radioterapia conformacional de forma que, com superposição de vários campos, as distribuições de dose forneçam uma perfeita conformação ao tumor, diminuindo a probabilidade de complicações nos tecidos normais adjacentes. Nesse sentido, muitos esforços estão sendo investidos para melhorar a conformidade de distribuição de dose, bem como a integração de técnicas de imagem para rastreamento de tumores e correção de variações inter e intrafração. Para isso, um intenso acompanhamento da qualidade dos processos e um programa de garantia de qualidade são fundamentais para a segurança dos pacientes e o cumprimento da legislação vigente; além do uso de diferentes metodologias de dosimetria para inter comparação e validação dos resultados. Este trabalho tem por objetivo avaliar e comparar o desempenho dos dosímetros OSL de óxido de alumínio (Al2O3:C) fabricados pela Landauer Inc. com os fabricados pela Rexon™ na dosimetria de feixes clínicos de fótons de energias altas empregados em radioterapia com tratamento em arco modulado volumétrico (VMAT) utilizando diferentes objetos simuladores. Os dosímetros foram caracterizados para radiação gama do 60Co e para feixes clínicos de fótons de 6 MV típicos de tratamentos por VMAT em condições de equilíbrio eletrônico e de dose máxima respectivamente. Testes de desempenho das leitoras TL e OSL utilizadas e repetibilidade das amostras foram avaliadas. Após realizados todos os testes, os dosímetros foram irradiados na simulação de diferentes tratamentos radioterápicos por VMAT e suas respostas comparadas ao sistema de planejamento. Todos os tipos de dosímetros apresentaram resultados satisfatórios na verificação das doses desse tipo de simulação de planejamento. Os dosímetros de Al2O3:C apresentaram resultados compatíveis entre si e validados pelos outros dosímetros e câmara de ionização. Em relação a melhor técnica, o sistema comercial OSL InLight apresenta maior praticidade e versatilidade para uso e aplicação na rotina clínica.
Dissertação (Mestrado em Tecnologia Nuclear)
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Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares - IPEN-CNEN/SP

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Guedes, Carlos Conforti Ferreira. "Cronologia e sedimentologia dos depósitos eólicos quaternários da Costa Leste maranhense." Universidade de São Paulo, 2012. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/44/44141/tde-17072013-161939/.

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Idades por luminescência opticamente estimulada foram obtidas nos depósitos eólicos do litoral leste maranhense. As datações permitiram reconhecer ao menos quatro gerações de dunas eólicas, incluindo a atual. As duas gerações mais antigas (G1/G0: idades LOE de 258,9±24,6 a 88,0±8,6 ka A.P.) não são distinguíveis por critérios de campo, somente por dados geocronológicos. A geração eólica 2 corresponde a feições eólicas estabilizadas pela vegetação que ocorrem a até 135 km da linha de costa atual. As idades LOE-SAR de estabilização obtidas para essas feições eólicas compreendem um intervalo estreito de tempo (19 a 14 ka A.P.) no Pleistoceno superior. Essa fase estabilização do sistema eólico é correlacionada com o evento climático HS-1. Durante esse período no leste maranhense, sob maior influência da Zona de Convergência Intertropical pelo seu deslocamento para sul, ocorreu diminuição da intensidade dos ventos alísios e aumento da precipitação. Essas variações climáticas diminuíram a capacidade de transporte eólico e levou o sistema à estabilização. A análise de proveniência sedimentar com base em minerais pesado identificou como principal fonte sedimentar do litoral leste maranhense a plataforma continental localizada a leste da foz do rio Parnaíba, alimentada via deriva litorânea longitudinal para oeste. O rio Parnaíba aparentemente tem contribuição minoritária como fonte sedimentar, tanto para o sistema atual como para as gerações eólicas pretéritas. A dinâmica sedimentar do sistema eólico atual, evidenciada por minerais pesados, granulometria e parâmetros morfoplanimétricos, aponta para intenso retrabalhamento por rios que o limitam parcialmente ao interior e por drenagens intermitentes, de caráter entrelaçado, que o atravessam. O estudo do método de datação LOE e as características LOE dos sedimentos de diferentes localidades do Brasil permitiu identificar a boa aplicabilidade do método vista a alta sensibilidade LOE do quartzo e bom desempenho nos testes aplicados. A sensibilidade LOE do quartzo foi identificada como a principal característica determinante da qualidade da datação LOE. A proposição da razão de sensibilidade Quartzo-\"Al IND.2\'\'O IND.3\':C (\'delta\'\'POTs\' Q) permitiu tanto a padronização do cálculo da sensibilidade LOE como a comparação de medidas interlaboratoriais. A observação de grandes variações nos valores de sensibilidade LOE de quartzo para sedimentos de diferentes localidades são resultado tanto das rochas fonte como dos ciclos de sedimentação e retrabalhamento. A identificação de diferentes proveniências sedimentares com base no uso da sensibilidade LOE foi aplicada, com sucesso, na análise de variações climáticas baseada em mudanças de proveniência sedimentar na Ilha Comprida -SP.
Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) ages were obtained in eolian deposits from the east coast of Maranhão, Brazil. OSL dating allowed the identification of at least four generations of eolian dunes, including the active dunefields. The two oldest generations (G1/G0: OSL ages 258.9±24.6 to 88.0±8.6 ky B.P.) are not distinguishable by field criteria, only geochronological data. Generation 2 corresponds to eolian features stabilized by vegetation that occurs up to 135 km from the current coast line. OSL-SAR ages of stabilization of these features are between 19 and 14 ky B.P., a narrow time interval during Pleistocene. This event is related to the climatic event HS-1. During this period the intensity of trade winds decreased and precipitation increased in the area due to a greater influence of the Intertropical Covergence Zone, which was shifting south. These climatic variations reduced the capacity of eolian transportation and the led system to to stabilization. Provenance analyzes by heavy minerals identified the continental shelf located east of the Parnaiba river mouth as sedimentary source for the east coast of Maranhão, which is fed by longitudinal litoral drift to west. Parnaiba river apparently has a minor contribution as sedimentary source for recent and past eolian generations. Sedimentary dynamic of the recent eolian system, as indicated by heavy minerals analyzes, grain size analyzes and morphoplanimetric parameters, is characterized by strong reworking by rivers, braided intermittent drainages, that cross the dunefield. All analyzed Brazilian sediments presented relatively high OSL sensitivity and good behavior regarding their luminescence characteristics relevant for radiation dose estimation. The OSL sensitivity of quartz was identified as the main characteristic interfering the OSL dating quality. We propose to standardize the definition of quartz OSL sensitivity using the Quartz-to-\'Al IND.2\'\'O IND.3\':C sensitivity ratio (\'delta\'\'POT.s\'Q). The standardization is a prerequisite to compare data obtained under different measurement conditions and to investigate and develop geological applications of quartz OSL sensitivity. We observed that the major factor controlling the OSL sensitivity is the sedimentary history of the sediment. Longer sedimentary transport provided by huge drainage systems and long-distance littoral drift increases the OSL sensitivity. The use of OSL sensitivity as provenance proxy was successfully applied at Ilha Comprida-SP to analyze climate variations.

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Thompson, Chris J. Physical Environmental &amp Mathematical Sciences Australian Defence Force Academy UNSW. "The geomorphology of Southeast Australian mountain streams." Awarded by:University of New South Wales - Australian Defence Force Academy. School of Physical, Environmental and Mathematical Sciences, 2006. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/38681.

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This thesis is a study of the morphology and sediment transport dynamics of mountain streams in southeast Australia. Mountain streams represent important geomorphological and ecological systems in Australia which have hitherto been poorly studied. The variability of mountain stream reach morphology was investigated at the regional scale using topographical surveys and sediment sampling techniques. Study sites were stratified by slope and local lithology. Eight channel-morphologies including Bedrock, Cascade, Step-pool, Planebed, Pool-Riffle, Cascade-pool, Riffle-step and Infilled, were identified using an objective statistical approach. Overall, channel types were found to correspond to existing reach-scale mountain stream templates. Five morphologies were associated with a specific lithology type which controlled the size and shape of grains supplied to the channels. Differences in coarse sediment transport processes between morphologies were investigated using stream monitoring techniques and Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) dating. Monitoring results from a 3 year period indicated that channel beds are resistant to entrainment with shear stress thresholds for bedload transport ranging between 64 to 74 N/m2. Transport of reach median grain sizes requires floods that exceed bankfull discharge. Existing competence equations were found to over-predict the hydraulic driving force and consequently, a modified entrainment model was used to account for the regional channel characteristics. OSL dating was investigated as a tool to provide data on long-term sediment transport processes. Minimum age model results from the OSL dates show overall agreement with a selected entrainment model, and indicate differences in sediment transport dynamics between some reach morphology types. A regime model was used to quantify the physical domains of different channel morphologies. Limitations of the model were overcome by modifying the sediment supply surrogate to better reflect the dominant transported bedload size. Morphology types were delineated according to different sediment transport capacity-sediment supply domains. The distribution of channel morphology types within a series of catchments in southeast Australia was modelled within a GIS platform using the diagnostics of reach morphology derived from this study. The model provides a conceptual framework to evaluate the potential link between channel form, potential habitat diversity and aquatic biodiversity within the channel network in mountain streams.

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Gilliland, Krista. "Irrigation and persistence in the dry zone of Sri Lanka : a geoarchaeological study." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/3681.

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This thesis presents an independent, sediment-based record of landscape change within an agricultural hinterland. Established historical and archaeological sequences document the primary occupation of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka’s ancient capital, beginning ca. 400 BC and lasting until it was largely abandoned in AD 1017. Anuradhapura is located in the island’s dry zone, which depends almost completely on the unpredictable Northeastern Monsoon for water. Oral history and historical narratives have long held that large-scale irrigated rice cultivation took place in the hinterland to produce an agricultural surplus that sustained the urban and monastic populations. However, until the onset of the Anuradhapura Hinterland Project in 2005, the archaeological record of the hinterland was undocumented, leaving existing narratives untested. The geoarchaeological research presented here was undertaken as part of the Hinterland Project, in order to document the chronology and cultural and environmental processes that contributed to the formation of this irrigated landscape. Optical dating of sediments demonstrates that the onset of large-scale irrigation began ca. 400 BC, and the construction of new works continued until Anuradhapura’s late occupation period. Sampled reservoirs and channels began to infill, indicating widespread disuse, within ca. 100 years of Anuradhapura’s abandonment. Soil micromorphology and bulk sediment characterisation document hinterland habitation, water management, and cultivation activities prior to the establishment of large-scale irrigation. This work illustrates the coping strategies that people employed to deal with the vagaries of the dry zone environment and demonstrates that hinterland land use changed throughout the primary occupation period. Although largescale irrigation works infilled relatively rapidly, cultural activity and land use re-emerged following this period of disuse.

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Larsen, Agersnap, Niels, and risoe@risoe dk. "Dosimetry based on thermally and optically stimulated luminescence." Thesis, Risoe National Laboratory, 1999. http://www.risoe.dk/rispubl/NUK/ris-r-1090.htm.

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Short, Michael Anthony. "Some aspects of optically stimulated luminescence for sediment dating." Thesis, [Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong], 1993. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B13645985.

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Handley, Stephen Michael. "Dental dose and image quality surveys using optically stimulated luminescence." Texas A&M University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/3043.

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The correlation of x-ray beam quality at typical energies used for dental radiography with dosimeter response was studied. Landauer Luxel Â Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) dosimeters were analyzed for the dose response with respect to the built-in variety of filters in each badge. Trends found in dosimeter response were compared to beam quality measurements through use of a spherical, air ionization chamber and added aluminum filtration to harden the beam. Additionally, a series of image quality analyses were performed to determine if the exposures were performed at optimal settings for easy reading by the dentist. Through the use of a survey in which the dental office sends in the x-ray film to Landauer for analysis, these factors can be determined using calibration curves determined from collected data for correction.

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Billy, Julie. "Morphologie et architecture d'une barrière composite paraglaciaire : l'isthme de Miquelon-Langlade (N- O Atlantique)." Thesis, Perpignan, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014PERP1214/document.

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Cette thèse a pour objectif d’établir une vision globale et continue mer-terre-mer d’une barrière littorale paraglaciaire, en combinant une approche morphologique et architecturale. L’originalité de l’isthme de Miquelon-Langlade (NO Atlantique) entre les deux îles éponymes réside en sa diversité et complexité de systèmes (flèches, cordons littoraux, lagune) qui s’emboitent formant une barrière composite évoluant le long de deux façades ouvertes sur l’océan. Ce travail a été rendu possible grâce à l’association de données topographiques (GPS-RTK), de géophysique marine (sismique HR) et terrestre (géo-radar), sédimentaires (carottes, échantillons de surface) ainsi que des datations par OSL. L’étude de cette barrière a permis 1) d’identifier l’ensemble des dépôts d’une séquence paraglaciaire (dépôts de chute, bas niveau, augmentation et haut niveau marin); 2) de pointer l’importance de la géométrie des îles, du substratum rocheux ainsi que de la topographie héritée dans la formation de la barrière; 3) de définir l’architecture interne de beach ridges mixte sable-galet; et 4) de pointer le potentiel de ces systèmes en tant marqueur du paléo-niveau marin tout en proposant la première courbe de tendance de l’évolution du RSL pour l’Archipel de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon sur les derniers 3000 ans (+1mm/an). L’association de l’ensemble de ces informations a permis de proposer un schéma de mise en place de la barrière, depuis le retrait de la calotte (13 700 ans) jusqu’à sa forme actuelle, évoluant dans un contexte d’augmentation du RSL et de fort apport sédimentaire, tout en proposant une vision de détail de la formation de la plaine de beach ridges au cours des derniers 3000 ans
The purpose of this PhD thesis was to define a complete and continuous sea-land-sea view of a paraglacial coastal barrier system, combining morphological and architectural approaches. Particularity of the Miquelon-Langlade isthmus (NO Atlantic) lies in its diversity and complexity of systems (spits, beach ridges, and lagoon) that fit together to form a composite barrier prograding along two open coasts. Investigations of this barrier included topographic (RTK-GPS), ground-penetrating radar (GPR) seismic, sedimentary (cores, augers, samples) and chronologic (OSL) data collections. This study of this paraglacial composite barrier make possible 1) to characterize all deposits of the paraglacial sequence (FSST, LST, TST, HST); 2) to emphasize the primary influence of islands geometry, bedrock and inherited topography on the coastal progradational pattern; 3) to provide a better understanding of the internal architecture of depositional processes and driving mechanisms of mixed sand-and-gravel beach ridges; 4) to examine the potential of these mixed beach-ridge systems to record and preserve paleo-sea-level information, to produce the first sea level trends for the Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon archipelago over the last 3000 years. The combination of all these data provide a model of development of the barrier since the ice sheet retreat (13 700 yrs) to its present form, in a context of RSL rise and high local glaciogenic sediment supply, and a detailed view of the formation of the beach ridge plain over the last 3000 yrs

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Bailey, Richard Matthew. "The form of the optically stimulated luminescence signal of quartz : implications for dating." Thesis, Royal Holloway, University of London, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.312769.

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Singarayer, Joy Sargita. "Linearly modulated optically stimulated luminescence of sedimentary quartz : physical mechanisms and implications for dating." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.270476.

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Toms, Phillip Simon. "The acquisition of equivalent dose estimates from natural sedimentary quartz using optically stimulated luminescence." Thesis, Royal Holloway, University of London, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.397624.

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Ballarini, Mirko. "Optical dating of quartz from young deposits : from single-aliquot to single-grain : proefschrift ... door /." Amsterdam : Fairfax, VA : Delft University Press ; IOS Press [distributor], 2006. http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0714/2006279690.html.

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Kalavagunta, Chaitanya. "Evaluation of optically stimulated luminescence A1₂O₃:C detectors for use in diagnostic computed tomography." Oklahoma City : [s.n.], 2008.

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Thrasher, Ian Mark. "Optically Stimulated Luminescence dating of ice-marginal palaeosandar from the last Irish Sea Ice-Stream." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.507501.

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Lagerbäck, Adolphi Emma. "Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dating and Last Glacial Climate Reconstruction from the Lingtai Loess Section, Chinese Loess Plateau." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för geovetenskaper, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-296666.

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High resolution dating of loess on the Chinese Loess Plateau (CLP) using Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) has increased the understanding of past monsoon climate but also raised questions regarding dust mass accumulation rate (MAR), the presence of disturbances or gaps in the sediment record, a possible teleconnection between North Atlantic and East Asian monsoon climate, and whether these events are due to climate variability, local settings, or age model uncertainties. This study undertakes a detailed (<20cm sampling resolution) -OSL investigation of the Lingtai section to create an independent age model using linear regression, to reconstruct monsoon climate changes using magnetic susceptibility(MS) and grain size (GS) proxies, as well as to calculate MAR for the site. The data shows that between 44-15 ka climate changes from a period of strong summer monsoon to a strong winter monsoon. GS data show variable trends attributed to changes in dust storm activity and local environmental conditions. MAR data does not correlate with grain size and is different from other loess records on the CLP. Such differences are either due to local variations or age model uncertainties. No clear correlation with Heinrich events or teleconnection with North Atlantic climate is visible in the records over the Last Glacial period, and hiatuses or gaps are not obviously present at this site. It is suggested that using linear regression for continuous age model construction from the luminescence ages comes with uncertainties due to subjective bias when fitting the lines and determining shifts in the data, especially during MAR calculations. Further studies are needed to ascertain optimal methods for creating age models, and to constrain the reasons behind the variability between different sites and loess records on the CLP.
Högupplöst OSL-datering av loessjordar från CLP har ökat förståelsen av dåtida monsunklimat, men har även lyft frågan gällande MAR, närvaron av avbrott eller småskaliga event i jordsektionerna, möjligheten av en relation mellan de Nordatlantiska och Ostasiatiska monsunklimaten, och om dessa förändringar sker till följd av faktisk klimatvariation, lokala förutsättningar, eller osäkerheter i åldersmodellen. Studien genomförde en detaljerad (<20cm) OSL-undersökning av Lingtai-sektionen för att skapa en oberoende åldersmodell, återge monsunklimatförändringarna genom tillämpning av MS och GS proxies, samt beräkna MAR från platsen. Resultaten påvisar att mellan 44-15 ka förändrades klimatet från en period av stark sommar- till en stark vinter-monsun. Kornstorleks-resultaten påvisar stora variationer vilka kan kopplas till en förändring i sandstormsaktivitet samt de lokala förutsättningarna för deposition av sediment. MAR-resultaten överensstämmer inte med kornstorleksdatan och skiljer sig från den övriga empirin, detta kan bero på lokala variationer i regionen eller osäkerheter i åldermodellen. Det finns ingen klar korrelation mellan "Heinrich events" eller en "teleconnection" i sektionen, och avbrott samt störningar i sektionen är inte förekommande. Avsaknaden av korrelation antyder att användningen av regressionslinjer för att skapa kontinuerliga åldermodeller kommer innebära fortsatta osäkerheter i empirin, speciellt gällande beräking av MAR. Ytterligare studier krävs för att bestämma optimala metoder för att framställa åldersmodeller, samt att utröna orsaken till skillnaden mellan resultat från olika platser på plat

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Li, Bo. "Development and application of optical dating using quartz and potassium-feldspar from quaternary sediments." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2007. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/HKUTO/record/B39557212.

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Lee, Ting Jennifer. "Holocene evolution of a hypersaline lake Lagkor Tso, western Tibet /." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2008. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B39634140.

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Spindeldreier, Claudia Katharina [Verfasser], and Joao [Akademischer Betreuer] Seco. "Dosimetry with ionization chambers and optically stimulated luminescence detectors in magnetic fields / Claudia Katharina Spindeldreier ; Betreuer: Joao Seco." Heidelberg : Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg, 2018. http://d-nb.info/1177384310/34.

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Wallinga, Jakob. "The Rhine-Meuse system in a new light: optically stimulated luminescence dating and its application to fluvial deposits /." Utrecht : Koninklijk Nederlands Aadrijkskundig Genootschap [u.a.], 2001. http://www.gbv.de/dms/goettingen/341920037.pdf.

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Nyirenda, Angel Newton. "Mechanisms of luminescence in α-Al₂O₃:C : investigations using time-resolved optical stimulation and thermoluminescence techniques." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002961.

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Carbon-doped aluminium oxide, α-Al₂O₃:C, is a ultra-sensitive dosimeter of topical research interest. The aim of this project was to investigate the dynamics of luminesce in this material. The methods of investigation consisted of thermoluminescence and time-resolved optical stimulation. Thermoluminescence measurements provide information on trap distribution and kinetic parameters of the traps involved in luminescence whereas time-resolved optical stimulation is a handy technique in investigation of luminescence lifetimes and provides an insight into the charge transitions between traps and recombination centres. Measurements were made on samples annealed at a nominal temperature of 900⁰C for 15 minutes. The material shows the presence of five thermoluminescence peaks at 37⁰C, 160⁰C, 300⁰C 410⁰C, and 480⁰C at a heating rate of 0.03k/s when irradiated to 6.0 Gy of beta. The main peak at 160⁰C, shows a linear dose response for doses between 0.1 Gy and 10 Gy and then goes sublinear above 10 Gy, the peak at 37⁰C shows a sublinear dose response for doses between 0.1 Gy and 10 Gy and appears to saturate thereafter, whereas the dose response of the peak at 300⁰C goes from linear to supralinear then apparently quadratic behaviour in the dose range of 0.1 Gy to 16.0 Gy. The trap depth of the main peak, that is, its activation energy as determined below the conduction band, has been approximated at 1.3 eV with a kinetic order of approximately 1.2. Time-resolved optical stimulation has been used to investigate luminescence lifetimes. The mean luminescence lifetime obtained for the sample at ambient temperatures is 35.0±1.0 ms. The investigations of the dependence of luminescence lifetimes on measurement temperature show that the material suffers from thermal quenching effects at measurement temperatures above 140⁰C with the activation energy of thermal quenching estimated at 1.045±0.002 eV. Shallow traps i.e. traps lying close to the conduction band, seem to elongate the lifetimes of optically stimulated luminescence in the material at temperatures between 30⁰C - 80⁰C due to charge retrapping. The material exhibits both fading and recuperation of the optically stimulated luminescence signal with storage time.

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Li, Bo, and 李波. "Development and application of optical dating using quartz and potassium-feldspar from quaternary sediments." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2007. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B39557212.

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Gribenski, Natacha. "Comparison of dating methods for paleoglacial reconstruction in Central Asia." Doctoral thesis, Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för naturgeografi, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-132915.

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Reconstruction of former Central Asian glaciers extents can provide valuable information about past atmospheric circulation variations. These extents, often marked by terminal moraines, need to be chronologically constrained. Cosmogenic nuclide exposure (CNE) dating is widely used to directly date moraines. In addition, there is increasing interest on using optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) techniques for dating glacial landforms. This thesis focuses on the methodological aspects of directly dating glacial landforms to perform paleoglacial reconstructions in Central Asia, with an emphasis on OSL dating. For OSL dating of sediments from glacial settings, it is important to measure the luminescence signal at the single grain scale, because the sediments are likely affected by partial bleaching due to short light exposure during glacial or glaciofluvial transport. The use of an Electron Multiplying Charges Coupled Device (EMCCD)-based imaging system for single grain OSL measurements would offer larger flexibility in light stimulation and sediment type, compared to the current Single Grain Risø reader. An automated image processing procedure has been developed to compensate for sample carrier displacement over repeated measurements and for attributing pixels to each grain for signal integration when using this imaging system. However, significant cross talk contamination, demonstrated by laboratory and simulation experiments, prohibits accurate single grain luminescence measurements. Preliminary experiments using a basic image processing algorithm show good potential for software correction solutions. Paleoglacial reconstructions conducted in the Altai Mountains, Central Asia, using both CNE and OSL dating demonstrate that luminescence measurements of glaciofluvial sediments performed at the multi-grain scale result in large age overestimates, and that single grain measurements allow for more accurate dating of glacial landforms. However, uncertainties remain that are related to the model used for extracting equivalent doses for well-bleached grains and to fading corrections when using feldspar minerals. The timing of glaciation can be inferred from scattered CNE moraine boulder ages if most of the ages are concentrated within a few thousand years, with only few ages clearly older or younger. Overall, combining CNE and OSL techniques for dating a glacial landform is a powerful approach for producing robust glacial chronologies, despite uncertainties inherent to each technique. Paleoglacial reconstructions from the Altai Mountains indicate Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 2 and MIS 4/late MIS 5 local Last Glacial Maximums. In Central Asia, in addition to a regional MIS 2 glaciation, previous studies indicate a period of major glacial advances during MIS 3 that is out of phase with global ice volume records. However, most MIS 3 glacial chronologies from Central Asia are based on too few or too heavily scattered CNE data sets, or on OSL or Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) ages for which partial bleaching has not been properly investigated. Hence, at this stage, chronological evidence is insufficient to demonstrate a regional MIS 3 glaciation in Central Asia. Surge-related glacial features identified in the Russian Altai also highlight the importance of conducting detailed geomorphology and sedimentology studies to understand former ice dynamics, which is essential for inferring appropriate paleoclimate information from paleoglacial reconstructions.

At the time of the doctoral defense, the following paper was unpublished and had a status as follows: Paper 4: Manuscript.

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Rowan, Ann Victoria. "Braided river response to glacial-drainage capture and climate variations through the last glacial maximum." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2012. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/braided-river-response-to-glacialdrainage-capture-and-climate-variations-through-the-last-glacial-maximum(5ad78c4e-f5b6-4d53-9221-193e7ed75573).html.

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Glacial-interglacial cycles drive changes in the discharge and sediment flux from the headwaters of glaciated basins, which are recorded by proglacial fluvial sediments. Linking braided river stratigraphy to the Quaternary climate record could indicate the control of climate-driven variations in discharge and sediment flux on fluvial processes, and the magnitude and frequency of past climate variations. New Zealand is a key location for investigating terrestrial records of Southern Hemisphere climate change. The Late Quaternary braided river deposits on the Canterbury Plains, South Island, New Zealand have formed over the last 400 ka. The coastal cliff marking the southeastern margin of the Canterbury Plains provides excellent exposure of fluvial sediments deposited during the last glacial period, from ~40 ka until the end of the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) (~18 ka).Deposition at the modern coastline of the Canterbury Plains is interpreted in the context of the climate event stratigraphy for New Zealand, which requires a precise geochronology. This thesis demonstrates the first successful application of optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating to glaciofluvial sediments on South Island: a technique that was previously considered unsuitable for this region. Ages produced for the coastal stratigraphy range from 36.7 ± 2.9 to 18.2 ± 1.3 ka, indicating that deposition took place during the last glacial, with little or no postglacial aggradation. Three adjacent catchments on the southern Canterbury Plains - the Rakaia, Ashburton and Rangitata - have undergone glacial-drainage capture during the period represented by the coastal stratigraphy. During glacials, transfluent ice reversed the flow direction in several key tributaries, resulting in dramatic variations in effective drainage area of the Ashburton and Rangitata, and variations in discharge and sediment flux which are recorded in the stratigraphy of these catchments. The magnitude, timing and duration of drainage capture were quantified using the Plummer and Phillips (2003) glacier model. The Ashburton catchment increased to 160% of the modern effective drainage area when temperature change relative to modern conditions exceeded -6°C during the LGM. Meanwhile, the effective drainage area of the Rangitata decreased to 63%, and the Rakaia to 93%, reducing discharge from these catchments. Furthermore, glaciation dramatically affects the seasonality of the annual hydrograph. At four coastal sites, the fluvial stratigraphy was surveyed to investigate possible variations in depositional architecture, due to both climate variations, and glacial-drainage capture in the Ashburton and Rangitata. Unexpectedly, little vertical variation in depositional architecture was found, indicating that the deposits created by the braided rivers represent sediment transport during a similar set of flow (and by inference, climate) conditions. Laterally extensive erosional surfaces separating storeys of one or two flow depths in thickness, in combination with the OSL geochronology, suggest that the gravel-bed braided river stratigraphy primarily records a response to climate variations within glacial maxima, rather than on the scale of the glacial-interglacial cycle.

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Noble, Duncan Paul. "Tectonic Geomorphology and Paleoseismicity of the Northern Esk Fault, North Canterbury, New Zealand." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Geological Sciences, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/6264.

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Geomorphic, structural and chronological data are used to establish the late Quaternary paleoseismicity of the active dextral-oblique Northern Esk Fault in North Canterbury, New Zealand. Detailed field mapping of the preserved c. 35 km of surface traces between the Hurunui River and Ashley Head reveals variations in strike ranging from 005° to 057°. Along with kinematic data collected from fault plane striae and offset geomorphic markers along the length of the fault these variations are used to distinguish six structural subsections of the main trace, four dextral-reverse and two dextral-normal. Displacements of geomorphic markers such as minor streams and ridges are measured using differential GPS and rangefinder equipment to reveal lateral offsets ranging from 3.4 to 23.7 m and vertical offsets ranging from < 1 to 13.5 m. Characteristic single event displacements of c. 5 m and c. 2 m have been calculated for strike-slip and reverse sections respectively. The use of fault scaling relationships reveals an anomalously high displacement to surface rupture length ratio when compared to global data sets. Fault scaling relationships based on width limited ruptures and magnitude probabilities from point measurements of displacement imply earthquake magnitudes of Mw 7.0 to 7.5. Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) ages from displaced Holocene alluvial terraces at the northern extent of the active trace along with OSL and radiocarbon samples of the central sections constrain the timing of the last two surface rupturing events (11.15 ±1.65 and 3.5 ± 2.8 ka) and suggest a recurrence interval of c. 5612 ± 445 years and late Quaternary reverse and dextral slip rates of c. 0.31 mm/yr and 0.82 mm/yr respectively. The results of this study show that the Northern Esk Fault accommodates an important component of the c. 0.7 – 2 mm/yr of unresolved strain across the plate boundary within the North Canterbury region and affirm the Esk Fault as a source of potentially damaging ground shaking in the Canterbury region.

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