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Fission track annealing and fission track age-temperature relationship in sphene

Journal Article · · Nucl. Technol.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5131239
Annealing characteristics of spontaneous (fossil) and induced (recent) fission tracks in sphene were measured in a temperature range of 873 to 768 K. Results include the reduction of number density, maximum track length (horizontal projection), and average track length (horizontal projection), as a function of annealing time (up to 1.5*10/sup 7/s (175 days)). Using the track dimension method, a corrected fission track age for sphene t(l/sub min/) was derived. The annealing characteristics are interpreted by means of a new annealing model, yielding information about the elementary processes governing the annealing mechanism for the etchable zone of fission tracks. 45 refs.
Research Organization:
Univ of Colo, Boulder, USA
OSTI ID:
5131239
Journal Information:
Nucl. Technol.; (United States), Journal Name: Nucl. Technol.; (United States) Vol. 52:2; ISSN NUTYB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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