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https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-4-55-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-4-55-2022
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25 Jan 2022
Research article |  | 25 Jan 2022

Investigation of quartz electron spin resonance residual signals in the last glacial and early Holocene fluvial deposits from the Lower Rhine

Marcus Richter and Sumiko Tsukamoto

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When using trapped-charge dating methods to determine the time of deposition of a sediment, it is of great importance to know whether the signal containing the age information has been completely erased before burial or if a residual signal is inherited. We examined the residual doses of the quartz ESR signals of young fluvial sediments from the Lower Rhine terraces with known luminescence ages. We found varying but large residuals, indicating an incomplete bleaching of the quartz ESR signals.