Isotopes

Covering radiogenic, radioactive, and stable isotopes, this comprehensive text contains five sections that present fundamentals of atomic physics; dating methods for terrestrial and extraterrestrial rocks by means of radiogenic isotopes; geochemistry of radiogenic isotopes; dating by means of U, Th-series and cosmogenic radionuclides; and the fractionation of the stable isotopes of H, C, N, O, and S, as well as Li, B, Si, and Cl. Additionally, this edition provides: - Expanded coverage of the U-Pb methods -the most accurate available dating technique - Applications to the petrogenesis of igneous rocks - Summaries of the use of isotopic data for study of the oceans - New examples from the fields of archeology and anthropology - Radiation-damage methods of dating including fission tracks, thermoluminescence, and electron spin resonance (ESR) - Information on the dispersal of fission-product radionuclides and the disposal of radioactive waste - Extensive chapter-by-chapter problems and solutions

ISBN 0471384372   Pages 928 ISBN13 9780471384373 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd   Weight (grammes) 1684 Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc   Published in New York Format Hardback   Previous ISBN 9780471864127 Publication date 09 Nov 2004   Height (mm) 235 Library of Congress QE501.4.N9   Width (mm) 196 DEWEY 551.9   Spine width (mm) 50 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Professional / Scholarly

Pt. I		Principles of atomic physics		1
1		Nuclear systematics		3
2		Decay modes of radionuclides		15
3		Radioactive decay		34
4		Geochronometry		55
Pt. II		Radiogenic isotope geochronometers		73
5		The Rb-Sr method		75
6		The K-Ar method		113
7		The [superscript 40]Ar/[superscript 39] Ar method		144
8		The K-Ca method		180
9		The Sm-Nd method		194
10		The U-Pb, Th-pb, and Pb-Pb Methods		214
11		The common-lead method		256
12		The Lu-Hf method		284
13		The Re-Os method		297
14		The La-Ce method		322
15		The La-Ba method		340
Pt. III		Geochemistry of radiogenic isotopes		345
16		Mixing theory		347
17		Origin of igneous rocks		363
18		Water and sediment		412
19		The oceans		436
Pt. IV		Short-lived radionuclides		495
20		Uranium/thorium-series disequilibria		497
21		Helium and tritium		546
22		Radiation-damage methods		577
23		Cosmogenic radionuclides		613
24		Extinct radionuclides		654
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