An approach for optimizing in situ cosmogenic 10Be sample preparation

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 33, Issue , 2016, Pages 24-34

  Corbett, Lee B ^a   Bierman, Paul R ^a   Rood, Dylan H ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosmogenic nuclides; Earth surface process; Geochronology; Geomorphology; Sample preparation

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY; BERYLLIUM ISOTOPE; COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE; DATING METHOD; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; SAMPLE PREPARATION;

EID: 84958529934     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2016.02.001     Document Type: Article

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