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Collection of datasets with published and unpublished data used within the package.

BaseData.ConversionFactors

Collection of published dose-rate conversion factors to convert concentrations of radioactive isotopes to dose rate values

BaseData.GrainSizeAttenuation

Grain size attenuation data by Guérin et al. (2012)

BaseData.FractionalGammaDose

Collection of (un-)published fractional gamma dose-rate values to scale the gamma-dose rate considering layer-to-layer variations in soil radioactivity

Format

Dose-rate conversion factors

A list with three elements with dose-rate conversion factors sorted by article and radiation type (alpha, beta, gamma):

AdamiecAitken1998:Conversion factors from Tables 5 and 6
Cresswelletal2018:Conversion factors from Tables 5 and 6
Guerinetal2011:Conversion factors from Tables 1, 2 and 3
Liritzisetal2013:Conversion factors from Tables 1, 2 and 3

Grain size attenuation data

A data.frame seven columns and sixteen rows. Column headers are GrainSize, Q_K, FS_K, Q_Th, FS_Th, Q_U, FS_U. Grain sizes are quoted in µm (e.g., 20, 40, 60 etc.)

Fractional gamma dose-rate values

A list with fractional gamma dose-rate values sorted by article:

Aitken1985:Fractional gamma-dose values from table H.1

Source

Dose-rate conversion factors

All gamma conversion factors were carefully read from the tables given in:

Adamiec, G., Aitken, M.J., 1998. Dose-rate conversion factors: update. Ancient TL 16, 37-46.

Cresswell., A.J., Carter, J., Sanderson, D.C.W., 2018. Dose rate conversion parameters: Assessment of nuclear data. Radiation Measurements 120, 195-201.

Guérin, G., Mercier, N., Adamiec, G., 2011. Dose-rate conversion factors: update. Ancient TL, 29, 5-8.

Liritzis, I., Stamoulis, K., Papachristodoulou, C., Ioannides, K., 2013. A re-evaluation of radiation dose-rate conversion factors. Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry 13, 1-15.

Grain size attenuation data

Guérin, G., Mercier, N., Nathan, R., Adamiec, G., Lefrais, Y., 2012. On the use of the infinite matrix assumption and associated concepts: A critical review. Radiation Measurements, 47, 778-785.

Fractional gamma dose-rate values

Fractional gamma dose values were carefully read from the tables given in:

Aitken, M.J., 1985. Thermoluminescence Dating. Academic Press, London.

Version

0.2.0

Examples

## conversion factors
data("BaseDataSet.ConversionFactors", envir = environment())

## grain size attenuation
data("BaseDataSet.GrainSizeAttenuation", envir = environment())

## fractional gamma dose
data("BaseDataSet.FractionalGammaDose", envir = environment())