Table 8 OSL SAR measurement protocol applied to quartz.

From: Multi-method dating reveals 200 ka of Middle Palaeolithic occupation at Maras rock shelter, Rhône Valley, France

Step

Treatment

1

Given dose

2

Preheat (220 °C for 10 s)

3 (Lx)

Blue stimulation for 40 s at 125 °C

4

Given test dose

5

Preheat (200 °C for 10 s)

6 (Tx)

Blue stimulation for 40 s at 125 °C

7

Optical draining (blue stimulation for 40 s at 280 °C)

8

Return to 1