A Monte-Carlo calculation of the size distribution of latent alpha-recoil tracks in phlogopite: Implications for the recoil-track dating method

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-64

  Stubner K ^a   Jonckheere, R C ^a  

^a TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alpha recoil track; Phlogopite; Radiation damage; Track size distribution

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIALS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); MINERALS; RADIATION DAMAGE; RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT; RADIOISOTOPES; SIZE DETERMINATION;

ALPHA-RECOIL TRACK; BIMODAL; PHLOGOPITE; TRACK-SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 27844541671     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2005.02.009     Document Type: Article

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