New trial methods for the detection of carbon and nitrogen in quartz samples

• Published in: Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms Vol. 259; no. 1; pp. 335 - 339
• Main Authors: Kim, K.J., Trompetter, W.J., Eastoe, C., Spilde, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.06.2007
• Subjects: Electron microprobe; Fluid inclusion; Nuclear reaction analysis; Nuclear reaction analysis; Electron microprobe; 61.18.Bn; 42.70.Ce; Fluid inclusion; 47.55.dr

Common metamorphic quartz samples have abundant fluid inclusions that contain C, N, H2O, etc. Understanding the nitrogen content in quartz is especially important since neutron capture by nitrogen would contribute a significant amount of the total in situ14C production in exposed quartz by cosmic ra...