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Production of He-3 in rocks by reactions induced by particles of the nuclear-active and muon components of cosmic rays : Geological and petrological implications. / Nesterenok, A. V.; Yakubovich, O. V.

In: Petrology, Vol. 24, No. 1, 01.2016, p. 21-34.

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title = "Production of He-3 in rocks by reactions induced by particles of the nuclear-active and muon components of cosmic rays: Geological and petrological implications",
abstract = "The paper presents data on the production of the He-3 nuclide in rocks under the effect of cosmicray particles. The origin of the nuclide in the ground in neutronand proton-induced spallation reactions, reactions induced by high-energy muons, and negative muon capture reactions is analyzed. The cross sections of reactions producing He-3 and H-3 are calculated by means of numerical simulations with the GEANT4 simulation toolkit. The production rate of the He-3 nuclide in the ground is evaluated for the average level of solar activity at high geomagnetic latitudes and at sea level. It is proved that the production of He-3 in nearsurface ground layers by spallation reactions induced by cosmic-ray protons may be approximately 20% of the total production rate of cosmogenic He-3. At depths of 10-50 m.w.e., the accumulation of He-3 is significantly contributed by reactions induced by cosmic-ray muons. Data presented in the paper make it possible to calculate the accumulation rate of He-3 in a rock depending on depth that is necessary for the evaluation of the exposure time of the magmatic or metamorphic complex on the Earth's surface (He-3 dating).",
keywords = "NUCLIDE PRODUCTION-RATES, PROTON-INDUCED REACTIONS, SITU COSMOGENIC HE-3, HOLOCENE LAVA FLOWS, RADIOGENIC HELIUM, NOBLE-GASES, ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION, TERRESTRIAL ROCKS, CONTINENTAL-CRUST, CROSS-SECTIONS",
author = "Nesterenok, {A. V.} and Yakubovich, {O. V.}",
year = "2016",
month = jan,
doi = "10.1134/S0869591116010057",
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volume = "24",
pages = "21--34",
journal = "Petrology",
issn = "0869-5911",
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N2 - The paper presents data on the production of the He-3 nuclide in rocks under the effect of cosmicray particles. The origin of the nuclide in the ground in neutronand proton-induced spallation reactions, reactions induced by high-energy muons, and negative muon capture reactions is analyzed. The cross sections of reactions producing He-3 and H-3 are calculated by means of numerical simulations with the GEANT4 simulation toolkit. The production rate of the He-3 nuclide in the ground is evaluated for the average level of solar activity at high geomagnetic latitudes and at sea level. It is proved that the production of He-3 in nearsurface ground layers by spallation reactions induced by cosmic-ray protons may be approximately 20% of the total production rate of cosmogenic He-3. At depths of 10-50 m.w.e., the accumulation of He-3 is significantly contributed by reactions induced by cosmic-ray muons. Data presented in the paper make it possible to calculate the accumulation rate of He-3 in a rock depending on depth that is necessary for the evaluation of the exposure time of the magmatic or metamorphic complex on the Earth's surface (He-3 dating).

AB - The paper presents data on the production of the He-3 nuclide in rocks under the effect of cosmicray particles. The origin of the nuclide in the ground in neutronand proton-induced spallation reactions, reactions induced by high-energy muons, and negative muon capture reactions is analyzed. The cross sections of reactions producing He-3 and H-3 are calculated by means of numerical simulations with the GEANT4 simulation toolkit. The production rate of the He-3 nuclide in the ground is evaluated for the average level of solar activity at high geomagnetic latitudes and at sea level. It is proved that the production of He-3 in nearsurface ground layers by spallation reactions induced by cosmic-ray protons may be approximately 20% of the total production rate of cosmogenic He-3. At depths of 10-50 m.w.e., the accumulation of He-3 is significantly contributed by reactions induced by cosmic-ray muons. Data presented in the paper make it possible to calculate the accumulation rate of He-3 in a rock depending on depth that is necessary for the evaluation of the exposure time of the magmatic or metamorphic complex on the Earth's surface (He-3 dating).

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KW - TERRESTRIAL ROCKS

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