Production of cosmogenic radionuclides at great depth: A multi element approach

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 309, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 1-9

  Braucher, R ^a   Merchel, S ^b   Borgomano, J ^a   Bourles D L ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b INSTITUTE OF ION BEAM PHYSICS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

10Be; 26Al; 36Cl; Cosmogenic nuclides; Depth profile; Muon

Indexed keywords

10BE; 26AL; 36CL; COSMOGENIC NUCLIDES; DEPTH PROFILE; MUON;

ALUMINUM; CHARGED PARTICLES; ISOTOPES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SEA LEVEL; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CHLORINE;

ALUMINUM; BERYLLIUM ISOTOPE; CARBONATE; CHLORINE ISOTOPE; CONGLOMERATE; COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE; EARTH SCIENCE; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 79961129150     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2011.06.036     Document Type: Article

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