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Articles | Volume 6, issue 3
Articles | Volume 6, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-313-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-313-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 6, issue 3
Short communication/technical note
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03 Jul 2024
Short communication/technical note |  | 03 Jul 2024

Short communication: Inverse correlation between radiation damage and fission-track etching time on monazite

Toru Nakajima, Shoma Fukuda, Shigeru Sueoka, Sota Niki, Tetsuo Kawakami, Tohru Danhara, and Takahiro Tagami

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Establishing an etching procedure for monazite fission tracks (MFTs) is essential for MFT dating. In this short communication, we investigated the parameters governing the etching rate of MFTs, particularly the effect of radiation damage. Our results show an inverse relationship between MFT etching time and the degree of radiation damage. We show that existing etching recipes may not sufficiently etch MFTs in young monazite, advocating the importance of revising etching methods.
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