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The use of ion beam techniques to characterize lead diffusion in minerals

  • SUNY Albany
  • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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Abstract

Ion implantation is used to introduce lead into the mineral apatite. Diffusion profiles are obtained using Rutherford backscattering (RBS) and the results fit with a model to determine D. Results for apatite over the temperature range 600-900 ° C show agreement with earlier results obtained by traditional geological techniques. This suggests that radiation damage induced by ion implantation has little effect on diffusion in this case. This approach is both simple and useful in studying diffusion over a temperature range of geologic interest without inordinate annealing times.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)230-233
Number of pages4
JournalNuclear Inst. and Methods in Physics Research, B
Volume45
Issue number1-4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2 1990

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