Collection of datasets with published and unpublished data used within the package.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.
Examples
## conversion factors
data("BaseDataSet.ConversionFactors", envir = environment())
## grain size attenuation
data("BaseDataSet.GrainSizeAttenuation", envir = environment())
## fractional gamma dose
data("BaseDataSet.FractionalGammaDose", envir = environment())