Anomalous fading correction in luminescence dating – a mathematical reappraisal

Anomalous fading correction in luminescence dating – a mathematical reappraisal
Benny Guralnik and Georgina E. King
Geochronology, 8, 589–606, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-8-589-2026, 2026
Luminescence dating of feldspar minerals is widely applied in geology and archaeology. However, the luminescence of feldspar is prone to signal loss termed anomalous fading, which must be accounted for to avoid age underestimation. Here, we critically review the different mathematical approaches for anomalous fading correction, and present new, computationally efficient, analytical expressions for the two most ubiquitous fading correction schemes.

Source: https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-8-589-2026