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First-principles calibration of 38Ar tracers :implications for the ages of 40Ar/39Ar fluence monitors
We describe the analytical procedure for first-principles calibrations of 38Ar tracers in the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Laboratory in Menlo Park, California. The ages of fluence monitors determined in the USGS laboratory and those reported in the literature differ by nearly 2 percent. However, the radiogenic-40Ar content of the primary mineral standard on which these ages are based has never been verified by first-principles measurement in other laboratories.
Suggested Citation
Lanphere, M.A., and Dalrymple, G.B., 2000, First-principles calibration of 38Ar tracers :implications for the ages of 40Ar/39Ar fluence monitors: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1621, 10 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/pp1621.
ISSN: 2330-7102 (online)
Publication type
Report
Publication Subtype
USGS Numbered Series
Title
First-principles calibration of 38Ar tracers :implications for the ages of 40Ar/39Ar fluence monitors
Series title
Professional Paper
Series number
1621
DOI
10.3133/pp1621
Year Published
2000
Language
ENGLISH
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey,