Articles | Volume 3, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-3-351-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-3-351-2021
Short communication/technical note
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01 Jun 2021
Short communication/technical note |  | 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

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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.
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