Mass spectrometric 3He measurement in 4He-rich phases: Techniques and limitations for cosmogenic 3He dating of zircon, apatite, and titanite

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Amidon, William H ^a   Farley, Kenneth A ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

abundance sensitivity; helium; MAP 215 50; noble gas; sensitivity

Indexed keywords

APATITE; HELIUM; INERT GASES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SILICATE MINERALS; ZIRCON;

ABUNDANCE SENSITIVITY; ANALYTICAL CHALLENGE; GAS MASS SPECTROMETERS; ISOTOPE DILUTIONS; MASS SPECTROMETRIC ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY OF SUCCESS; SENSITIVITY; SPACE CHARGE EFFECTS;

MASS SPECTROMETERS;

APATITE; HELIUM ISOTOPE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NOBLE GAS; THORIUM; TITANITE; URANIUM; ZIRCON;

EID: 77958123312     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GC003178     Document Type: Article

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