Environmental Luminescence
The radiation sensing and Luminescence Analysis takes place in our Environmental Luminescence facility.
Commercial Services
Optical Dating and Thermoluminescence Dating
We offer luminescence-based environmental dosimetry services on both an academic-collaborative and fully commercial basis; these include
- Optical Dating (Single-Grain and multiple-grain techniques)
- Thermoluminescence (TL) Dating
- Thermoluminescence Dosimetry (TLD)
The fee per date depends on the arrangements under which each project is accepted, with the standard fee being $2,400 for external projects and $1,200 for internal (University of Adelaide) projects. Discounts apply for Graduate Students, particularly those able to assist in the laboratory work. Please contact us for further details.
Turnaround time depends on the project, with minimum time being 2 months for single-sample urgent requests.
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Collection of sediment samples for Optical Dating - the sediment cores required have been extracted, and portable gamma-ray spectrometry is being conducted at the sampling locations in order to measure the environmental radiation dose-rate.
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Optical Dating applications: extinction events - above are in situ shell fragments of the extinct Megafaunal bird Genyornis newtoni, and the only reconstructed whole G. newtoni egg in existence (SA Museum, discovered and donated by Nigel A. Spooner).
Contact
Prof Nigel Spooner
Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS)
The University of Adelaide, AUSTRALIA 5005
Telephone: +61 (0)8 831 34852
Email: nigel.spooner@adelaide.edu.au
