A Review On The Fission Track Dating Method

This paper reviews the fission track dating method based on the spontaneous fission decay of 238U. A damage zone (track) is formed by fissioning of a 238U in minerals, and the number of tracks increases with time. Dating can be performed by measuring the track density and U content in minerals.

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Published inJournal of The Society of Photographic Science and Technology of Japan Vol. 67; no. 6; pp. 556 - 560
Main Authors DANHARA, Tohru, IWANO, Hideki, YOSHIOKA, Tetsu
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published THE SOCIETY OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND IMAGING OF JAPAN 2004
Subjects
apatite
dating
fission
heavy charged particle
track
uranium
zircon
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Summary:This paper reviews the fission track dating method based on the spontaneous fission decay of 238U. A damage zone (track) is formed by fissioning of a 238U in minerals, and the number of tracks increases with time. Dating can be performed by measuring the track density and U content in minerals.
ISSN:0369-5662
1884-5932
DOI:10.11454/photogrst1964.67.556