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Atom Probe Tomography Analysis of Exsolved Mineral Phases
Published on: October 25, 2019
化石粒子の軌跡とウランの分布は,ヴァカ・ミュエルタ隕石の鉱物の中に存在しています
まとめ
ヴァカ・ミュエルタ・メソシデライトの有電粒子痕跡は,ウランの分裂やその他の起源を示唆している. 隕石内の異なる鉱物サンプルでは,ウラン濃度が大幅に変化した.
科学分野:
- 宇宙科学と惑星科学について
- 核物理学と地球化学
背景:
- メソシデライト (Mesosiderites) は,衝撃のブレックスを表す稀な石と鉄の隕石です.
- 隕石鉱物の化石の痕跡は,その歴史と組成に関する洞察を与えてくれます.
研究 の 目的:
- ヴァカ・ミュエルタ・メソシデライトで観測された電荷粒子化石の痕跡の起源を調査する.
- 隕石の異なる鉱物相内のウラン濃度と分布を決定する.
主な方法:
- 分離された隕石鉱物における化石電荷粒子痕跡の観測.
- 核反応炉における鉱物サンプルに対する中性子放射.
- 軌道の起源を区別するために,軌道の長さの分布の分析.
- 中性子活性化分析を用いたウラン濃度の測定.
主要な成果:
- 化石で充電された粒子の痕跡は,Vaca Muerta mesosideriteからの鉱物で検出されました.
- いくつかの軌跡は,ウランの不純物質の自発的な分裂に起因する.
- 他のトラックは,別の,未確認のソースから発生します.
- ウラン濃度は,ジルコンの4000ppmから,ハイパーステンとアノルタイトの<0.001ppmまで幅広く変化した.
結論:
- ヴァカ・ミュエルタ・メソシデライトには,ウランの分裂と,他の電荷粒子の痕跡の証拠が含まれています.
- 異なる鉱物相の間では,ウラン含有量の大きな変動があり,軌道の形成に影響を与えます.
- 非ウラン分裂の軌跡の起源を特定するためにさらなる研究が必要である.
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