Isotope Geochemistry

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: White, William M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2015.
Series:New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • TItle Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • About the companion website
  • Chapter 1 Atoms and nuclei: their physics and origins
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Physics of the Nucleus
  • 1.2.1 Early development of atomic and the nuclear theory
  • 1.2.2 Some definitions and units
  • 1.2.3 Nucleons, nuclei, and nuclear forces
  • 1.2.4 Atomic masses and binding energies
  • 1.2.5 The liquid-drop model
  • 1.2.6 The shell model of the nucleus
  • 1.2.7 Collective model
  • 1.3 Radioactive Decay
  • 1.3.1 Gamma decay
  • 1.3.2 Alpha decay
  • 1.3.3 Beta decay
  • 1.3.4 Electron capture
  • 1.3.5 Spontaneous fission
  • 1.4 Nucleosynthesis
  • 1.4.1 Cosmological nucleosynthesis
  • 1.4.2 Stellar nucleosynthesis
  • 1.4.3 Explosive nucleosynthesis
  • 1.4.4 Nucleosynthesis in interstellar space
  • 1.4.5 Summary
  • Notes
  • References
  • Suggestions for Further Reading
  • Problems
  • Chapter 2 Decay systems and geochronology I
  • 2.1 Basics of Radioactive Isotope Geochemistry
  • 2.1.1 Introduction
  • 2.1.2 The basic equations
  • 2.1.3 A special case: the U-Th-Pb system
  • 2.2 Geochronology
  • 2.2.1 Isochron dating
  • 2.2.2 Calculating an isochron
  • 2.3 The K-Ar-Ca System
  • 2.3.1 Diffusion, cooling rates, and closure temperatures
  • 2.3.2 40Ar-39Ar dating
  • 2.4 The Rb-Sr System
  • 2.4.1 Rb-Sr chemistry and geochronology
  • 2.4.2 Sr isotope chronostratigraphy
  • 2.5 The Sm-Nd System
  • 2.5.1 Sm-Nd model ages and crustal residence times
  • 2.6 The Lu-Hf System
  • 2.7 The Re-Os System
  • 2.7.1 The Re-Os decay system
  • 2.7.2 Re-Os geochronology
  • 2.7.3 The 190Pt-186Os decay
  • Notes
  • References
  • Suggestions for Further Reading
  • Problems
  • Chapter 3 Decay systems and geochronology II: U and Th
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.1.1 Chemistry of U, Th, and Pb
  • 3.1.2 The 238U/235U ratio and uranium decay constants
  • 3.2 Pb-Pb Ages and Isochrons
  • 3.2.1 Total U-Pb isochrons
  • 3.2.2 Th/U ratios
  • 3.3 Zircon Dating
  • 3.4 U-decay Series Dating
  • 3.4.1 Basic principles
  • 3.4.2 234U-238U dating
  • 3.4.3 230Th-238U dating
  • 3.4.4 231Pa-235U dating
  • 3.4.5 226Ra dating
  • 3.4.6 210Pb dating
  • 3.4.7 210Po-210Pb dating
  • Notes
  • References
  • Suggestions for Further Reading
  • Problems
  • Chapter 4 Geochronology III: other dating methods
  • 4.1 Cosmogenic Nuclides
  • 4.1.1 Cosmic rays in the atmosphere
  • 4.1.2 14C dating
  • 4.1.3 10Be, 26Al, and 36Cl
  • 4.1.4 Cosmogenic and bomb-produced radionuclides in hydrology
  • 4.1.5 In-situ produced cosmogenic nuclides
  • 4.2 Fission Tracks
  • 4.2.1 Analytical procedures
  • 4.2.2 Interpreting fission track ages
  • 4.2.3 Interpreting track length
  • Notes
  • References
  • Suggestions for Further Reading
  • Problems
  • Chapter 5 Isotope cosmochemistry
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Cosmochronology
  • 5.2.1 Conventional methods
  • 5.2.2 Extinct radionuclides
  • 5.2.3 Extinct radionuclides in the Earth
  • 5.2.4 Origin of short-lived nuclides
  • 5.3 Stardust and Isotopic Anomalies in Meteorites

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