Crustal Geophysics and Geochemistry Science Center

Welcome to the USGS Luminescence Dating Laboratory Site. Information describing the principles of the dating technique, applications and types of dating, as well as more technical information for prospective customers can be found at this site.

For very detailed information, read

• An Introduction to Optical Dating, M.J. Aitken, 1998, Oxford University Press, 267 p.
• Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dosimetry, Lars Botter-Jensen, Stephen W.S. McKeever, Ann G. Wintle, Elsevier Books, 2003, 355 p.
• Rhodes, E.J., 2011, Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dating of Sediments over the Past 200,000 Years: Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 39, p. 461-488. doi: 10.1146/annurev-earth-040610-133425.
• Ancient TL Journal
  Ancient TL is a journal devoted to Luminescence Dating, Electron Spin Resonance Dating and related techniques. It aims to publish papers dealing with experimental and theoretical results in this field, with a minimum of delay between submission and publication. Ancient TL has a reviewing system in which direct dialogue is encouraged between reviewers and authors. Ancient TL also publishes a current bibliography, thesis abstracts, letters and miscellaneous information, e.g. announcements for meetings.

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