Annealing kinetics of latent particle tracks in Durango apatite

Journal Article · Tue Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 2011 · Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVB.83.064116· OSTI ID:21538116

Afra, B; Rodriguez, M D; Giulian, R; Kluth, P ^[1]; Lang, M; Zhang, J; Ewing, R C ^[2]; Kirby, N ^[3]; Trautmann, C ^[4]; Toulemonde, M ^[5]

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1. Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Research School of Physics and Engineering, The Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200 (Australia)
2. Department of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, 1100 N University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1005 (United States)
3. Australian Synchrotron, 800 Blackburn Road, Clayton VIC 3168 (Australia)
4. GSI Helmholtzzentrum fuer Schwerionenforschung, Planckstrasse 1, D-64291 Darmstadt (Germany)
5. Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherche sur les Ions, les Materiaux et la Photonique (CIMAP), F-Caen (France)

Using synchrotron small-angle x-ray scattering we determine the ''latent'' track morphology and the track annealing kinetics in the Durango apatite. The latter, measured during ex situ and in situ annealing experiments, suggests structural relaxation followed by recrystallization of the damaged material. The resolution of fractions of a nanometer with which the track radii are determined, as well as the nondestructive, artefact-free measurement methodology shown here, provides an effective means for in-depth studies of ion-track formation in natural minerals under a wide variety of geological conditions.

• OSTI ID: 21538116
• Journal Information: Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Journal Name: Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 83; ISSN 1098-0121
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
ANNEALING
APATITES
BREMSSTRAHLUNG
CHARGED PARTICLES
COHERENT SCATTERING
DIFFRACTION
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
HEAT TREATMENTS
IONS
KINETICS
MINERALS
PARTICLE TRACKS
PHOSPHATE MINERALS
RADIATIONS
RECRYSTALLIZATION
RELAXATION
SCATTERING
SMALL ANGLE SCATTERING
SYNCHROTRON RADIATION
X-RAY DIFFRACTION