Decay constants in geochronology

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    摘要 GeologictimeisfundamentaltotheEarthSciences,andprogressinmanydisciplinesdependscriticallyonourabilitytomeasuretimewithincreasingaccuracyandprecision.Isotopicgeochronologymakesuseofthedecayofradioactivenuclidesasahelptoquantifythehistoriesofrock,minerals,andothermaterials.Bothaccuracyandprecisionofradioisotopicagesare,atpresent,limitedbythoseofradioactivedecayconstants.Modemmassspectrometerscanmeasureisotoperatioswithaprecisionof10-4orbetter.Ontheotherhand,theuncertaintiesassociatedwithdirecthalf-lifedeterminationsare,inmostcases,stillatthepercentlevel.ThepresentshortnotebrieflysummarizesprogressandproblemsthathavebeenencounteredduringtheWorkingGroup'sactivity.
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    出处 《地质幕:英文版》 2005年1期
    出版日期 2005年01月11日(中国Betway体育网页登陆平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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