Investigating the effect of diagenesis on ESR dating of Middle Stone Age tooth samples from the open-air site of Lovedale,Free State,South Africa

Teeth are usually targeted for dating archaeological sites because they are less prone to dissolution, in comparison with bones. However, despite this apparent resistance, teeth do undergo diagenesis, which needs to be accounted for in order to obtain accurate ages. In particular, the uptake of trace elements such as uranium in dental tissues needs to be considered for dose rate determination when dated using electron spin resonance (ESR). Characterising the mineralogy and structural integrity of samples prior to dating may thus provide important information related to their state of preservation, especially in the case of teeth whose U content can significantly affect the dose rate.In this study, we dated five teeth of small-sized bovids using combined ESR/U-series dating. They were collected at the Middle Stone Age site of Lovedale, located in the central interior of South Africa. Micromorphology provided sedimentary context to the samples, which were recovered from a layer of gravel rich in faunal remains. Using cathodoluminescence, laser-induced fluorescence, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and Raman micro-spectroscopy we assessed the degree of preservation of the enamel. Results reveal that carbonate hydroxyapatite underwent post-depositional alteration, based on its molecular structure and elemental composition. Although the teeth all originate from the same layer and were sampled in the same 1-m square and at a similar elevation, U-content in the enamel differs highly from one tooth to the other, with values ranging from 1.7 to 29.6 ppm. These values are correlated with equivalent doses (D_e) from 228 to 923 Gy and are consistent with variations in crystallinity determined with vibrational spectroscopy. We also investigated the possible saturation of the ESR signal, by repeating measurements with microwave power values from 1 to 20 mW.Despite such diversity in U-content, the ages calculated assuming an early uptake of U all fall within the same range, from 63 ± 8 ka to 68 ± 15 ka and may only represent a minimum estimate.     

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We show the presence of fractal ordering of copper grade in bore core data at short range in the Cadia Ridgeway porphyry deposit and measure its persistence after mining by monitoring the output of the...     

A new approach for molecular characterisation of sediments with Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry: Extraction optimisation

Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FTICRMS) can begin to tease apart the molecular character of sedimentary organic matter (SOM). We therefore tested five different solvents (aqueous base, CHCl₃, MeOH, pyridine and water) for their ability to extract a representative fraction from two organic rich lacustrine sediments, Mangrove Lake, Bermuda (MLB) and Mud Lake, Florida (MLF). Following comparison using liquid state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) and negative ion mode electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (FTICRMS) we found that pyridine was the optimal solvent, extracting a more diverse (10–100× greater integration for carbonyl, amide and amine groups) and a larger number of peaks on average (1375–1450 vs. 380–1450). Comparison of the pyridine extracts between MLB, MLF and two organic poor sediments from the Mississippi River Delta and Bayou Grande (Pensacola, FL) showed that only 4.9% of the molecular formulae were common to all four and that unique formulae made up the highest proportion of the assignments. The use of pyridine for extracting immature (Holocene) SOM for FTICRMS analysis can therefore be widely applied to immature sediments and produce representative spectra.     

简谐横荷载作用下Winkler地基上有限长梁1/3次亚谐共振分析

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二维阵列线圈核磁共振地下水探测理论研究

核磁共振法(Magnetic Resonance Sounding,MRS)是一种直接探测地下水的地球物理方法,目前只能对水平层状的含水层进行一维测深,对于尺寸小于线圈直径的二维或三维含水构造成像时,其灵敏度和横向分辨率很低.本文从研究二维阵列线圈核磁共振地下水探测方式的可行性出发,推导了地面发射线圈产生的椭圆极化激发...     

An approximation to energy dissipation in time domain simulation of sloshing waves based on linear potential theory

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氢质子弛豫过程

论述了原子核系统磁化强度的的弛豫原理,分析了含水地层中氢质子磁化强度的弛豫过程,推导出磁化强度的布洛赫方程,从而给出接受线圈中感应电动势的衰减规律,通过计算得到磁化强度各分量随时间的衰减过程以及感应电动势的衰减曲线,分析了纵向弛豫和横向弛豫时间常数与磁化强度各分量和感应电动势的关系。     

Reservoir parameter classification of a Miocene formation using a fractal approach to well logging,porosimetry and nuclear magnetic resonance

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基于多匝环形线圈的核磁共振信号响应计算与试验研究

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云南地区观测的舒曼谐振背景变化特征

本文利用云南地区永胜台观测的地磁南北和东西分量开展舒曼谐振的背景变化特征分析.通过提取舒曼谐振各阶频率和功率谱密度的小时均值,分析了前三阶舒曼谐振频率和功率谱密度在分点和至点前后的周日变化特征.舒曼谐振功率谱密度的周日变化与亚洲、非洲和美洲三大闪电活动中心的活跃时段以及观测站相对于三大闪电活动中心的方位密切相关.舒曼谐振频率的周日变化特征更复杂.各阶功率谱密度和频率在夏至和秋分前后的变化幅度比春分和冬至前后大.从2011年舒曼谐振频率和功率谱密度日中值的年变化图中发现,谐振频率随季节变化的特征不明显,而功率谱密度的年度变化曲线呈半周期正弦波形态,以7月份为轴对称分布.功率谱密度的季节变化特征与闪电活动的季节变化特征相一致.南北和东西分量得到的前三阶谐振频率,第一阶约稳定在7.5 Hz.而随着阶数增加,南北分量得到的谐振频率比东西分量约大0.5 Hz.高阶谐振频率发生偏移的原因目前还不清楚.