Date of Award
5-2013
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Earth Sciences
Advisor(s)
Suzanne L. Baldwin
Keywords
40Ar/49Ar, argon, diffusion, fission-track, lunar, neon
Abstract
This dissertation is subdivided into three independent chapters on low temperature thermochronology. In chapter one a new methodology is presented for dating zircon using the fission-track technique. Chapters two and three describe experiments and modeling to determine the diffusion kinetics of Ar and Ne in lunar impact glass.
Access
Open Access
Recommended Citation
Gombosi, David, "Argon and Neon Diffusion in Lunar Impact Glass & The Development of the Electron Microprobe Zircon Fission-Track Dating Technique" (2013). Earth & Environmental Sciences - Dissertations. 32.
https://surface.syr.edu/ear_etd/32
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