Frank Preusser

TL;DR: In this article, the authors summarised the history of glacier advances in the European Alps between the last Eemian and the Holocene, between 30 and 18 ka, synchronous with the global ice volume maximum of Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 2.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors summarise the history of glacier advances in the European Alps between the last Eemian and the Holocene and conclude that during this time glaciers were most extensive, extending tens of kilometres out onto the forelands, between 30 and 18'ka, synchronous with the global ice volume maximum of Marine Isotope Stage (MIS 2.

TL;DR: Luminescence from quartz is commonly used in retrospective dosimetry, in particular for the dating of archaeological materials and sediments from the Quaternary period as discussed by the authors, which is related to the interaction of natural radiation with mineral grains, by the activation of and subsequent trapping of electrons at defects within the quartz lattice.

TL;DR: An overview of the physical basics of luminescence dating, the necessary procedures from sampling to age calculation, potential problems that may interfere with correct age calculation as well as procedures to identify and resolve those problems is given in this paper.

TL;DR: In this paper, it was demonstrated that the poor luminescence properties are not related to the source rock and cathodoluminescence characteristics but are apparently mainly the effect of the young sedimentary history of the quartz grains.