An isochron approach to 21Ne cosmic ray exposure dating by activation with deuteron-deuteron fusion neutrons

Chemical Geology

Volumn 284, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 21-25

  Cassata, William S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BERKELEY GEOCHRONOLOGY CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosmic ray exposure dating; Neon; Surface exposure dating

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE APPROACH; CLINOPYROXENES; COSMOGENIC; EXPOSURE AGE; FUSION NEUTRONS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MG CONCENTRATIONS; MG CONTENT; NEUTRON GENERATORS; ORTHOPYROXENE; PRODUCTION RATES; SURFACE EXPOSURE DATING;

ARGON; COSMIC RAYS; COSMOLOGY; DEUTERIUM; NEUTRON SOURCES; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; OLIVINE; SILICATE MINERALS;

NEON;

ARGON-ARGON DATING; COSMIC RAY; COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; IRRADIANCE; IRRADIATION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MINERAL; NEON; STOICHIOMETRY;

EID: 79954600703     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.02.001     Document Type: Article

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