Luminescence (version 0.8.6)

BaseDataSet.CosmicDoseRate: Base data set for cosmic dose rate calculation

Description

Collection of data from various sources needed for cosmic dose rate calculation

Arguments

Format

values.cosmic.Softcomp:

data frame containing cosmic dose rates for shallow depths (< 167 g cm^-2) obtained using the "AGE" program by Rainer Gruen (cf. Gruen 2009). These data essentially reproduce the graph shown in Fig. 1 of Prescott & Hutton (1988).

values.factor.Altitude:

data frame containing altitude factors for adjusting geomagnetic field-change factors. Values were read from Fig. 1 in Prescott & Hutton (1994).

values.par.FJH:

data frame containing values for parameters F, J and H (read from Fig. 2 in Prescott & Hutton 1994) used in the expression

$$Dc = D0*(F+J*exp((altitude/1000)/H))$$

Version

0.1

References

Gruen, R., 2009. The "AGE" program for the calculation of luminescence age estimates. Ancient TL, 27, pp. 45-46.

Prescott, J.R., Hutton, J.T., 1988. Cosmic ray and gamma ray dosimetry for TL and ESR. Nuclear Tracks and Radiation Measurements, 14, pp. 223-227.

Prescott, J.R., Hutton, J.T., 1994. Cosmic ray contributions to dose rates for luminescence and ESR dating: large depths and long-term time variations. Radiation Measurements, 23, pp. 497-500.

Examples

Run this code
# NOT RUN {
##load data
data(BaseDataSet.CosmicDoseRate)

# }

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