Determining the cooling age using luminescence-thermochronology

Authors

Bo Li, University of WollongongFollow
Sheng-hua Li, University of Hong Kong

RIS ID

74936

Publication Details

Li, B. & Li, S. (2012). Determining the cooling age using luminescence-thermochronology. Tectonophysics, 580 (N/A), 242-248.

Abstract

Luminescence technique has been shown to have great potential in low-temperature (< 100 °C) themochronology. This study investigates the kinetic process of luminescence in a cooling system. We present a new formula that can be used for determining the cooling age based on luminescence-thermochronology. The cooling rate can be obtained directly from a plot of luminescence age versus the present temperature. We show that the application and capacity of luminescence-thermochronology are significantly controlled by the saturation of luminescence and environmental dose rate.