Technical note: Darkroom lighting for luminescence dating laboratory

Frouin, Marine; Grandfield, Taylor; Huebsch, William; Evans, Owen

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-5-405-2023

Articles | Volume 5, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-5-405-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-5-405-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 5, issue 2

Short communication/technical note

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20 Oct 2023

Short communication/technical note |

| 20 Oct 2023

Technical note: Darkroom lighting for luminescence dating laboratory

Marine Frouin, Taylor Grandfield, William Huebsch, and Owen Evans

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Data for Technical note: Darkroom lighting for luminescence dating laboratory M. Frouin, T. Grandfield, W. Huebsch, and O. Evans https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8427765

Short summary

Here, we present the lighting setting implemented in the new Luminescence Dating Research Laboratory at Stony Brook University, USA. First, we performed spectral measurements on different light sources and filters. Then, we measured the loss of dose in quartz and feldspar samples when exposed to various light sources and durations. Finally, we conclude that our lighting setting is suitable for a luminescence darkroom laboratory; it is simple, inexpensive to build, and durable.