Please Note: The Europlanet 2024 RI project, which received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 871149, closed in July 2024. This archive page describes Transnational Access (TA) activities funded through the Europlanet 2024 RI project.
TA2 Facility 32 – Automated Optically Stimulated Luminescence system (South Korea)
Average visit: 7 days
Features:
- Automated 48-position sample changer
- Vacuum chamber (lowest P. < 0.2 mbar)
- Beta irradiator: Sr-90, 40 mCi, 80 mCi
- Shaped Kanthal heater strip, endpoint T: 700oC
- Optical stimulation source: IR LEDs (870 nm), Blue-LEDs (470 nm), Near UV light
- Fully automated Detection and Stimulation Head (DASH)
Application:
- Numerical dating of Quaternary sediments
- Dating archaeological artifacts (e.g. potteries)
- Dating geological stuff related to Quaternary (active) faults
- Analysis of luminescence characteristics of phosphor minerals
- Development of analytical procedures to improve the reliability of luminescence dating techniques
Contact:
Dr. Keewook Yi, KBSI
Email: kyi[at]kbsi.re.kr
Website: WOLF portal information
Credit: Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI)
Credit: Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI)
Credit: Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI)
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