Cosmogenic Isotope Paleogeophysics - Paleoastrophysics and Natural Variation of Cosmogenic Isotopes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9242322 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul E Damon |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | vii-viii |
| Publication date | 1992-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Radiocarbon (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-8222 • E-ISSN: 1945-5755 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0033822200013606 |
| OpenAlex | W2478726048 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
In order to confirm the radiocarbon half-life of 5568 30 years, based upon then available measurements, Willard Libby (1955) produced the first calibration of the radiocarbon time scale, using samples of known age dating back to 5000 BC. He concluded that this half-life was valid and that the 14C/12C ratio of atmospheric CO2 was sufficiently constant to permit accurate dating of paleoevents. A few years later, this assumption was brought into question by Hessel de Vries' (1958) discovery of fluctuations of the 14C/12C atmospheric ratio of up to 2% during the Little Ice Age, involving an inaccuracy of the time scale of 160 years. Shortly afterward, workers in the
Cosmic ray · Cosmogenic nuclide · Geochemistry · Isotope · Nuclear physics · Physics · Radiocarbon dating · Radiochemistry · Radionuclide · Chemistry · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Isotope Analysis in Ecology · Geology · Paleontology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |