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https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-3-561-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-3-561-2021
Research article
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21 Dec 2021
Research article |  | 21 Dec 2021

Deconvolution of fission-track length distributions and its application to dating and separating pre- and post-depositional components

Peter Klint Jensen and Kirsten Hansen

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Fission tracks are generated in minerals due to spontaneous fission of uranium-238. The initial track length decreases with time due to recrystallization. The age of a track can be calculated by counting the number of the shorter tracks per volume and including the decay constant. However, the theoretical order of the track length versus time is disrupted by uncertainties. We shown how the order can be re-established. The age of tectonic events such as uplift and burial can then be determined.