(U-Th)/He thermochronometry: Mapping 3D geometry using micro-X-ray tomography and solving the associated production-diffusion equation

Chemical Geology

Volumn 242, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 126-136

  Herman, Frédéric ^a   Braun, Jean ^a,b   Senden, Tim J ^a   Dunlap, William J ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

(U Th) He dating; Genetic Algorithm; Helium diffusion; X ray tomography

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL; DIFFUSION; EXHUMATION; GENETIC ALGORITHM; HELIUM; KINETIC ENERGY; MAPPING; URANIUM SERIES DATING; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 34250784101     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2007.03.009     Document Type: Article

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