Laser probe 40Ar/39Ar dating: History and development from a technical perspective

Gondwana Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 609-616

  Hyodo, Hironobu ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Detection limit; Laser probe; Single spot dating; Step heating

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ARGON-ARGON DATING; DETECTION METHOD; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; ZIRCON;

EID: 53849091677     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2008.01.008     Document Type: Article

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