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METHODE DATATION TRACES FISSION [1 record]

Record 1 1991-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
  • Chronology
DEF

A method of calculating an age in years by determining the ratio of the spontaneous fission-track density to induced fission tracks.

OBS

The method ... is also useful for determining the amount and distribution of the uranium in the sample.

OBS

These terms are also written without a hyphen.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Chronologie
DEF

Méthode de datation basée sur le rapport de la densité des traces de fission spontanée à la densité des traces de fission induite

Spanish

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