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https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-3-351-2021
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Short communication/technical note
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01 Jun 2021
Short communication/technical note |
| 01 Jun 2021
| 01 Jun 2021
Technical note: Analytical protocols and performance for apatite and zircon (U–Th) ∕ He analysis on quadrupole and magnetic sector mass spectrometer systems between 2007 and 2020
Cécile Gautheron
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
CNRS, GEOPS, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405 Orsay, France
Rosella Pinna-Jamme
CNRS, GEOPS, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405 Orsay, France
Alexis Derycke
CNRS, GEOPS, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405 Orsay, France
Floriane Ahadi
CNRS, GEOPS, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405 Orsay, France
Caroline Sanchez
CNRS, GEOPS, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405 Orsay, France
Frédéric Haurine
CNRS, GEOPS, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405 Orsay, France
Gael Monvoisin
CNRS, GEOPS, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405 Orsay, France
Damien Barbosa
CNRS, GEOPS, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405 Orsay, France
Guillaume Delpech
CNRS, GEOPS, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405 Orsay, France
Joseph Maltese
CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405 Orsay, France
Philippe Sarda
CNRS, GEOPS, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405 Orsay, France
Laurent Tassan-Got
CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405 Orsay, France
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Short summary
Apatite and zircon (U–Th) / He thermochronology is now a mainstream tool to reconstruct Earth's evolution through the history of cooling and exhumation over the first dozen kilometers. The geological implications of these data rely on the precision of measurements of He, U, Th, and Sm contents in crystals. This technical note documents the methods for He thermochronology developed at the GEOPS laboratory, Paris-Saclay University, that allow (U–Th) / He data to be obtained with precision.
Apatite and zircon (U–Th) / He thermochronology is now a mainstream tool to reconstruct Earth's...
