Physics NotePublished
Muon Induced Fission and Fission Track Dating of Minerals
Alfredo Marques de Oliveira
1988
Publication details
- Authors
- Alfredo Marques de Oliveira
- Type
- Physics Note
- Status
- Published
- Publication date
- 1988
- Description
- The effects of muon induced fission on geological dating of samples by the fission track method are evaluated for the case of muscovite minerals. It is found a small but significant effect, greater for the longer ages. Since calculations are developped under the hypothesis of constant atmosphere and primary cosmic ray flux it is suggested that any discrepancy found in ages of very old material that cannot be accounted for by well known environmental influences, be taken as an indication of variation on either the atmospheric stopping power or the intensity of cosmic radiation along the ages.
- Year
- 1988
- Number
- CBPF-NF-070/88
- Linked to a thesis
- No
- Linked to a grant
- No