35MeV／u~(36)Ar+~(112,124)Sn反应中中等质量碎片关联函数的入射道依赖

测量了35MeV／u36Ar+112,124Sn反应中小角关联出射的中等质量碎片(IMF)约化速度关联函数．结果表明36Ar+124Sn反应系统中的约化速度关联函数在小约化速度处的反关联程度比36Ar+112Sn反应系统中的强,表现出明显的入射道依赖性．考察出射粒子对的单核子总动量时,发现这种差异主要来自于高动量粒子对的贡献．用三体弹道理论模型MENEKA分别计算了两个系统的IMF发射时标,在36Ar+112Sn反应系统中约为150fm／c,而在36Ar+124Sn反应系统中,约为120fm／c．同位旋相关的量子分子动力学计算表明,36Ar+124Sn系统中IMF的发射时间谱比36Ar+112Sn系统略有前移,相应地,其中心密度从最高点随时间的下降亦比36Ar+112Sn系统略快．

利用HIRFL加速的重离子获得半导体器件的σ-LET曲线

表征器件单粒子敏感度的σ-LET 曲线是轨道翻转率预估的重要依据.利用兰州重离子加速器（HIRFL）加速的 35 MeV/u的36Ar离子和 15.14 MeV/u的136Xe离子得到的 32 kbit×8静态存储器（SRAM）IDT71256单粒子翻转的实验数据,用Weibull和Lognormal两种函数拟合获得了完整的σ-LET 曲线,对两种拟合结果的差别进行了讨论,并在拟合参数的基础上估算了地球同步轨道和两条太阳同步轨道辐射环境中IDT71256的翻转率.

缺中子~(130)Pm和~(128)Pr核的EC/β~+衰变研究

171MeV 36Ar束轰击96Ru靶由熔合蒸发反应生成了130 Pm和12 8Pr核 .由氦喷嘴快速带传输系统将反应产物送到低本底区 .基于X γ t,γ γ t符合测量 ,首次建立了130 Pm的 (EC + β+)衰变纲图 .重新研究了12 8Pr核的衰变 ,订正和补充了γ射线 ,建立了新的 (EC + β+)衰变纲图

中能重离子碰撞中激发热核性质同位旋效应的实验研究

中能重离子碰撞中的核反应机制及其形成的高激发热核的性质是中能重离子物理研究的重要领域，而高激发热核性质的同位旋效应研究是这一领域的热点之一。选取了具有不同N亿比的反应体系以研究激发热核性质的同位旋效应。本论文涉及的反应系统三对共六个反应体系：55MeV／u~(40)Ar+~(58.64)Ni、30MeV/u~(40)Ar+~(112,124)Sn、35Mev／u~(36)Ar+~(112,124)Sn，这六个反应体系的N／z比分别为1.13，1.26、1.24，1.41、1.18，1.35。分别从带电粒子多重性、相对态布居核温度、关联函数等角度研究了这三对反应体系高激发热核性质的同位旋效应。在55MeV／u 40Ar+58,64Ni核反应中，用兰州4π带电粒子探测器阵列测量带电粒子多重性，研究了He和中等质量碎片的产额与反应系统的同位旋的关系，以及这种同位旋效应与反应系统的碰撞参数（即碰撞的激烈程度）、系统的激发能的变化关系。对两个反应系统，观察到带电粒子多重性中He的比分随带电粒子多重性的增加而增大，带电粒子多重性中IMF的比分随带电粒子多重性的增加而先增大，后减小的规律。两个反应系统虽然具有相同的核电荷数，但轻粒子He和中等质量碎片在多重性中的比分有明显的同位旋相关性。在30Mev／u40Sn、35MeV/u~(40)Ar~(112，124)Sn、35Mev／u 36Ar＋112,124Sn反应中用13单元望远镜探测器阵列测量了小角关联粒子。由价a关联函数提取了30Mev／u 40Ar＋112，12Sn反应系统中激发热核的态布居核温。对于不同同位旋反应系统舜UAr＋112Sn和4VAr+124Sn，提取的相对杰布居核温度分别是4.18+0.28/0.21MEV和4.10士0.22/0.20MeV；考察态布居核温度和粒子能量的关薰时，观察到两个系统的发射温度均随着粒子能量的增加而降低，缺中子系统40Ar＋l12Sn中由低能时的5.13士.30/0.26MEV降低到高能时的3.87士0.37/0.29MeV，丰中子系统40Ar＋124Sn中由低能时的5．39士0.30/0.26MeV降低到高能时的3．32士MeV。讨论了这种布居态核温度的同位旋相关性。在35Mev／u 36Ar＋112，124Sn反应中提取了洲F（3‘25）的约化速度关联函数。相对丰中子36Ar＋124Sn系统的IMF关联函数在小约化速度处反关联程度更强，表明36Ai＋124Sn系统的发射IMF的平均时间更短。用MENEKA程序提取了两个系统IMF的平均发射时间，36Ai＋112sn反应中IMF的发射时间约为150fm/c，而36Ar十124Sn反应IME的发射时间稍短，约为120fm／c。以关联IMF的单核子总能量／动量为窗条件，发现低能IMF关联函数几乎没有差别，而高能IMF关联函数在小约化速度处的差别更为明显，表明两个系统IMF关联函数的同位旋效应可能来自于IMF的早期发射。为了得到进一步的信息，我们提取了高动量窗条件下的IMF发射时间，它们比平均发射时间短，36Ar＋112Sn反应中高能IMF的发射时间约为100蒯c，而36Ai＋124Sn反应中IMF的发射时间则更短，约为50fm/c。

我国东北部幔源包体中稀有气体丰度和同位素组成

报道了辽宁宽甸、吉林辉南和河北汉诺坝新生代玄武岩中幔源包体的稀有气体丰度和同位素组成. 与大洋中脊玄武岩(MORB)和其他地区相比, 我国东北部幔源包体具有较低的稀有气体丰度、类似或低于MORB的3He/4He比值、低于MORB的40Ar/36Ar比值、类似大气的38Ar/36Ar和Ne-Kr-Xe同位素组成等特征. 这些结果表明我国东北部岩石圈地幔的不均一性, 即存在类似于宽甸的亏损地幔和类似于辉南地区的富集地幔. 3个地区低40Ar/36Ar比值可能暗示着岩石圈地幔中随板块消减而加入了大气稀有气体成分.

济阳坳陷CO2气藏同位素地球化学特征及成因

济阳坳陷CO2气藏主要发育在高青-平南深断裂中南段和阳信次级凹陷西北缘及商店火山岩穹隆构造内。气藏中CO2气体浓度为69％～97％，δ^13CCO2值为-5．67‰～-3．35‰，CH4／^3He值为（1．01～5．65）×10^8，^3He／^1He值为（2．80～4．49）×10^-6，即R／Ra为2．00～3．21，^40Ar／^36Ar值为317～1791，CO2/^3He值为（0．25～2．61）×10^9。以上地球化学数据表明，济阳坳陷气藏中CO2主要来源于地慢，且慢源CO2在成藏过程中有损失，或者有壳源CO2的加入，特别是部分碳酸盐岩变质成因CO2的加入。在对CO2气来源定性分析的基础上，还需要在各来源的定量区分和CO2气藏的成藏及其与岩浆活动的时空匹配关系等方面作进一步的研究.

Mantle-derived gaseous components in ore-forming fluids of the Xiangshan uranium

The Xiangshan U deposit, the largest hydrothermal U deposit in China, is hosted in late Jurassic felsic volcanic rocks although the U mineralization post dates the volcanics by at least 20 Ma. The mineralization coincides with intrusion of local mantle-derived mafic dykes formed during Cretaceous crustal extension in South China. Ore-forming fluids are rich in CO2, and U in the fluid is thought to have been dissolved in the form of UO2 (CO3)22− and UO2 (CO3) 34− complexes. This paper provides He and Ar isotope data of fluid inclusions in pyrites and C isotope data of calcites associated with U mineralization (pitchblende) in the Xiangshan U deposit. He isotopic compositions range between 0.1 and 2.0Ra (where Ra is the 3He/4He ratio of air=1.39×10−6) and correlates with 40Ar/36Ar; although there is potential for significant 3He production via 6Li(n,α)3H(β)3He reactions in a U deposit (due to abundant neutrons), nucleogenic production cannot account for either the 3He concentration in these fluids, nor the correlations between He and Ar isotopic compositions. It is more likely that the high 3He/4He ratios represent trapped mantle-derived gases. A mantle origin for the volatiles of Xiangshan is consistent with the δ13C values of calcites, which vary from −3.5‰ to −7.7‰, overlapping the range of mantle CO2. The He, Ar and CO2 characteristics of the ore-forming fluids responsible for the deposit are consistent with mixing between 3He- and CO2-rich mantle-derived fluids and CO2-poor meteoric fluids. These fluids were likely produced during Cretaceous extension and dyke intrusion which permitted mantle-derived CO2 to migrate upward and remobilize U from the acid volcanic source rocks, resulting in the formation of the U deposit. Subsequent decay of U within the fluid inclusions has reduced the 3He/4He ratio, and variations in U/3He result in the range in 3He/4He observed with U/3He ratios in the range 5–17×103 likely corresponding to U concentrations in the fluids b0.2 ppm.

济阳坳陷非烃气藏成因研究－来自气体地球化学和火成岩方解石脉碳氧同位素的证据

济阳坳陷是自三叠纪以来欧亚板块、印度洋板块和库拉－太平洋板块相互作用形成的一个叠置在华北板块上的中、新生代坳陷，位于华北板块东部，东临著名的郯庐大断裂。在坳陷中部的高青－平南断裂地区和西部惠民凹陷发现了大量的CO2气藏，近年来受到很多地质学家和地学工作者的注意。本文在前人资料和自己研究成果的基础上，详细分析了济阳坳陷CO2气藏的气体地球化学特征和惠民凹陷地区火成岩中方解石脉的碳氧同位素特征，为厘定区域内二氧化碳气的来源提供理论依据。通过系统的研究，获得了以下成果和结论： 济阳坳陷CO2气藏中，13CCO2值为-5.67～-3.35‰，主频率段为-4.76～-4.32‰，指示CO2气的主体为无机成因；而气藏中CH4的13C为-54.39～-35.00‰，主频率段为-54.39～-51.55‰，显示以有机成因为主。 济阳坳陷CO2气藏中3He/4He比值为2.80～4.49×10-6，主频率段为3.55～4.49×10-6；40Ar/36Ar值为317～1791，变化较大，主要分布在770～1791；13CCO2值与3He/4He成正相关关系；CO2/3Hem值介于0.769～10.2×109之间，主体为1.86～3.51×109，且CO2/3Hem值与CO2含量一定程度地正相关；CH4/3He比值介于1.01～5.65×108之间，接近于幔源流体值，而远低于壳源特征值，且CH4/3He比值随3He/4He比值减少而增加。以上种种特征都说明，济阳坳陷非烃类气藏中气体具有多来源的特征，但CO2主体是无机成因，并主要来自地幔，少量来自有机成因；在成藏过程，幔源CO2通过转变为CH4或者碳酸盐岩而丢失了部分CO2，壳源CO2和其它烃类加入到气藏中；花沟地区的气体地球化学特征与众不同，可能存在碳酸盐地层变质脱气产生的CO2的混入，但具体原因尚待进一步研究。 济阳坳陷惠民凹陷地区火成岩中方解石脉的碳同位素数据-3.30～3.14‰，氧同位素数据12.64～16.97‰，二者成正相关关系，同时也位于前人所说的沉积混染趋势线上，具有较为典型的壳幔混合特征。这些方解石脉的碳同位素又明显的位于海相碳酸盐岩范围之内，说明脉体的主要碳源不是深源的，而是来自于海相底层。

济阳坳陷高青—平南断裂带天然气地球化学及与火成岩的关系

济阳坳陷位于渤海湾盆地东南部，是中国东部重要的含油气坳陷之一，同时也是重要的天然气气藏富集区。坳陷中部高青－平南断裂从孔店组沉积时开始发育，至明化镇末期断裂停止活动。岩浆活动导致断裂带两侧天然气的分布较为复杂：既有纯烃类气藏，也有纯非烃类气藏，还有混合气藏。已有的工作主要是着重气藏形成的地质条件、成藏模式以及盆地演化过程中的构造-热事件中的岩浆活动对CO2气藏形成的总体影响。对烃类气藏成因研究不足，仅简单的归于油型气；同时天然气藏与火山活动之间的关系研究不够，本论文在天然气、火山岩地球化学基础上，探讨天然气的来源，综合分析了火山活动对天然气形成的影响。论文获得的主要认识如下： 1. 根据花沟地区天然气碳及稀有气体地球化学特征结合该地区火山岩流体包裹体组分，认为高青、花沟地区烃类气藏应该是有机与无机成因相结合的混合气体，其有机来源主要是来自油型气；无机来源主要是地幔脱气以及发生氧化还原反应生成的无机成因气；而平南、平方王地区烃类气主要为油型气。 2. CO2气藏主要是无机幔源成因。据CO2体积百分含量、CO2碳同位素（δ13CCO2）表明CO2是无机成因，氦同位素R/Ra、40Ar/ 36Ar表明区内CO2成因与无机幔源成因密切相关。不同地区幔源包裹体中的CO2含量不同，研究表明后期火山岩浆更富CO2。高青地区CO2气以幔源岩浆脱气成因为主；平方王和平南地区为幔源岩浆脱气和壳源岩石化学混合成因。 3. 稀有气体同位素组成说明该地区He、Ar为壳幔混合成因。40Ar/36Ar值317~3178之间，氦同位素R/Ra在1.44~5.96之间；在3He/4He-40Ar/36Ar以及3He/4He-4He/20Ne图中均处于壳源与幔源混合成因区域。 4. 岩浆活动对天然气成藏效应体现在对天然气形成与成藏的影响。 5. 高青－平南断裂带幔源流体活动方式和活动强度存在时间和空间上的差异是造成高青－平南断裂带天然气分布不同最主要的原因。CO2气藏更容易在两个断裂的交汇处形成，说明了断裂为天然气的运移提供通道。

湘南瑶岗仙钨矿床成矿流体地球化学

瑶岗仙钨矿床位于湘东南后加里东隆起和湘、桂、粤北海西—印支坳陷带的交接部位，是南岭地区最典型的石英脉型钨矿床之一。为了深入研究瑶岗仙钨矿的成矿机制，本文在野外地质工作基础上，选取有代表性的样品，进行了氦、氩同位素以及碳、氧、硫稳定同位素研究，探讨了矿床成矿流体的来源，成岩成矿的关系，并初步讨论了矿床的成因模式。论文主要获得以下认识： （1）对瑶岗仙矿区不同硫化物中流体包裹体的氦、氩同位素系统测定表明，该矿床毒砂流体包裹体中3He/4He比值为0.58~2.60 Ra；黄铁矿和黄铜矿流体包裹体中3He/4He比值分别为0.41~1.26 Ra 和0.37~0.43 Ra，黑钨矿流体包裹体中氦同位素组成相对变化较大，其3He/4He比值为0.05~0.49 Ra，这些He同位素组成均明显高于地壳相应值；毒砂流体包裹体中的40Ar/36Ar变化范围在309.94~454.39；黄铁矿流体包裹体中的40Ar/36Ar变化范围在409.12~1822.31；黄铜矿和黑钨矿流体包裹体中的40Ar/36Ar变化范围分别为673~886和325~903，明显高于饱和大气雨水的40Ar/36Ar值。上述氦、氩同位素组成揭示瑶岗仙钨矿床中的成矿流体具有壳、幔两端元混合的特点。结合区域地质构造演化和成矿年代学的研究成果，本文认为瑶岗仙钨矿床的成矿流体是瑶岗仙花岗岩浆分异出的含有地幔He的岩浆流体与大气成因地下水二端元混合的产物。 （2）层解石和方解石的C、O同位素显示，该矿方解石的13CPDB和18OSMOW的变化范围为-2.2‰~ -7.0‰（均值为-4.8‰）和5.6‰~14.4‰（均值为11.3‰）；层解石的13CPDB和18OSMOW的变化范围为-5.5‰~ -6.3‰（均值为-5.8‰）和12.7‰~14.3‰（均值为13.8‰）；该矿方解石、层解石的C、O同位素组成与赣南西华山钨矿床非常类似。这些C、O同位素指示，该矿的成矿流体主要来自岩浆水，后期有少量大气降水的参与。 （3）对瑶岗仙矿区不同硫化物的硫同位素研究表明，该矿硫化物δ34S值的变化范围很窄，为-2.0‰~1.5‰之间，且具有明显的塔式分布。这些特征暗示，该矿的硫来源单一，主要来自岩浆。 （4）瑶岗仙花岗岩过去被视为典型的S型花岗岩，但本文研究发现该花岗岩普遍含有地幔He。结合区域构造背景的最新研究成果，本文认为，原来被认为“由地壳物质重熔形成的”瑶岗仙S型花岗岩体，实际上也是一种岩石圈伸展背景条件下壳幔相互作用的产物，地幔物质和能量的参与在该花岗岩的形成过程中发挥了重要作用。 （5）瑶岗仙钨矿床与矿区复式花岗岩体具有密切时空关系，而且该矿的主要成矿流体和成矿物质均来自矿区花岗岩，故两者亦应具成因联系。

柿竹园钨、锡多金属矿田成矿流体地球化学研究

南岭地区是我国最重要的有色、稀有金属矿产资源产地，尤以钨、锡等金属的大规模爆发式成矿而闻名于世，已发现了一大批大型、超大型稀有和有色金属矿床。近年来的研究发现，这些矿床的形成很可能与华南地区中生代发生的大规模地壳拉张、岩石圈伸展减薄以及壳―幔相互作用的独特地质背景有关。本论文以与千里山花岗岩体密切相关的柿竹园钨锡钼铋铅锌矿田（以下简称柿竹园矿田）为研究对象，运用流体包裹体、稳定同位素和稀有气体同位素地球化学等方法，对其成矿流体的物理化学特征、来源及演化进行了研究，并在此基础上探讨了千里山花岗岩体与柿竹园矿田间的成因联系和矿田的成矿作用机制，获得以下主要研究成果： 1. 利用流体包裹体岩相学、显微测温学以及包裹体成分的激光拉曼分析技术，揭示了矿田中柿竹园钨锡钼铋矿床成矿流体的性质和演化特征。研究表明柿竹园钨锡钼铋矿床成矿流体为中高温、中高盐度H2O-NaCl-CaCl2-CO2-CH4-H2S-F体系。成矿流体的均一温度、盐度、密度和压力变化范围均较大，成矿早期夕卡岩阶段和云英岩阶段的流体具有较高的均一温度（239～477℃）和盐度（0～39.08 wt% NaCl eq.），云英岩网脉夕卡岩阶段和后期石英萤石脉阶段均一温度和盐度逐渐降低（分别为160～450℃，1.23～16.53 wt% NaCl eq.和156～340℃，1.23～4.49 wt% NaCl eq.）。夕卡岩阶段发生了流体沸腾作用。流体密度为0.37～1.12 g/cm3，主要集中在0.7～0.9 g/cm3；压力为10～820 bar，一般小于800 bar。野鸡尾锡铜矿床的成矿流体属于中高温度、中等盐度的H2O-NaCl-CaCl2-CO2-CH4-H2S-F型体系，柴山铅锌矿床属中温中等盐度H2O-NaCl-CaCl2-CO2-F体系，其均一温度和压力变化范围也较大。 2. 通过分析主要矿化类型矿石矿物及脉石矿物的C、H、O、S等稳定同位素特征，揭示了柿竹园矿田成矿流体的来源，并对C、O同位素的组成进行了CO2去气、流体混合和水―岩反应的理论模拟。研究表明矿田成矿流体主要来自千里山花岗岩浆，并有大气降水加入。水―岩反应在成矿过程中起着重要作用。 3. 对矿田不同矿化类型矿石矿物黄铁矿、黄铜矿、毒砂、方铅矿等进行了He、Ar同位素研究，其中3He/4He值为0.059～1.662 Ra（Ra为空气的3He/4He值，1 Ra＝1.39×10-6），40Ar/36Ar值为289.8～1071.8，表明矿田成矿流体具有壳-幔两端员混合的特征。壳源组分为获得了大量地壳放射成因4He，但获得放射成因40Ar*较少的经过地下循环的低温饱和大气水。而幔源组分来自千里山花岗岩浆流体，表明千里山花岗岩并非传统的S型花岗岩。 4. 在总结前人研究成果的基础上，结合本次研究，建立了柿竹园矿田成矿作用模式：中生代华南岩石圈发生拉张、伸展作用，地幔物质上涌，发生壳幔相互作用，形成千里山花岗岩浆。花岗岩浆充分分异演化形成富含挥发分和成矿元素的成矿流体，与泥盆系碳酸盐岩发生反应而沉淀成矿。成矿过程有大气降水的加入，并发生了流体沸腾作用。

Continuous geochemical monitoring by mass-spectometer in the Campi Flegrei geothermal area. An application at Pisciarelli-Solfatara (diffuse and fumarolic gases) and at the mud gases during drilling of the CFDDP pilot hole

During this work has been developed an innovative methodology for continuous and in situ gas monitoring (24/24 h) of fumarolic and soil diffusive emissions applied to the geothermal and volcanic area of Pisciarelli near Agnano inside the Campi Flegrei caldera (CFc). In literature there are only scattered and in discrete data of the geochemical gas composition of fumarole at Campi Flegrei; it is only since the early ’80 that exist a systematic record of fumaroles with discrete sampling at Solfatara (Bocca Grande and Bocca Nuova fumaroles) and since 1999, even at the degassing areas of Pisciarelli. This type of sampling has resulted in a time series of geochemical analysis with discontinuous periods of time set (in average 2-3 measurements per month) completely inadequate for the purposes of Civil Defence in such high volcanic risk and densely populated areas. For this purpose, and to remedy this lack of data, during this study was introduced a new methodology of continuous and in situ sampling able to continuously detect data related and from its soil diffusive degassing. Due to its high sampling density (about one measurement per minute therefore producing 1440 data daily) and numerous species detected (CO2, Ar, 36Ar, CH4, He, H2S, N2, O2) allowing a good statistic record and the reconstruction of the gas composition evolution of the investigated area. This methodology is based on continuous sampling of fumaroles gases and soil degassing using an extraction line, which after undergoing a series of condensation processes of the water vapour content - better described hereinafter - is analyzed through using a quadrupole mass spectrometer

Light noble gases in 12 meteorites from the Omani desert, Australia, Mauritania, Canada, and Sweden

We measured the concentrations and isotopic compositions of He, Ne, and Ar in 14 fragments from 12 different meteorites: three carbonaceous chondrites, six L chondrites (three most likely paired), one H chondrite, one R chondrite, and one ungrouped chondrite. The data obtained for the CV3 chondrites Ramlat as Sahmah (RaS) 221 and RaS 251 support the hypothesis of exposure age peaks for CV chondrites at approximately 9 Ma and 27 Ma. The exposure age for Shişr 033 (CR chondrite) of 7.3 Ma is also indicative of a possible CR chondrite exposure age peak. The three L chondrites Jiddat al Harasis (JaH) 091, JaH 230, and JaH 296, which are most likely paired, fall together with Hallingeberg into the L chondrite exposure age peak of approximately 15 Ma. The two L chondrites Shelburne and Lake Torrens fall into the peaks at approximately 40 Ma and 5 Ma, respectively. The ages for Bassikounou (H chondrite) and RaS 201 (R chondrite) are approximately 3.5 Ma and 5.8 Ma, respectively. Six of the studied meteorites show clear evidence for 3He diffusive losses, the deficits range from approximately 17% for one Lake Torrens aliquot to approximately 45% for RaS 211. The three carbonaceous chondrites RaS 221, RaS 251, and Shişr 033 all have excess 4He, either of planetary or solar origin. However, very high 4He/20Ne ratios occur at relatively low 20Ne/22Ne ratios, which is unexpected and needs further study. The measured 40Ar ages fit well into established systematics. They are between 2.5 and 4.5 Ga for the carbonaceous chondrites, older than 3.6 Ga for the L and H chondrites, and about 2.4 Ga for the R chondrite as well as for the ungrouped chondrite. Interestingly, none of our studied L chondrites has been degassed in the 470 Ma break-up event. Using the amount of trapped 36Ar as a proxy for noble gas contamination due to terrestrial weathering we are able to demonstrate that the samples studied here are not or only very slightly affected by terrestrial weathering (at least in terms of their noble gas budget).

Calibration of cosmogenic noble gas production in ordinary chondrites based on 36 Cl- 36 Ar ages. Part 1: Refined produced rates for cosmogenic 21 Ne and 38 Ar

We measured the concentrations and isotopic compositions of He, Ne, and Ar in bulk samples and metal separates of 14 ordinary chondrite falls with long exposure ages and high metamorphic grades. In addition, we measured concentrations of the cosmogenic radionuclides 10Be, 26Al, and 36Cl in metal separates and in the nonmagnetic fractions of the selected meteorites. Using cosmogenic 36Cl and 36Ar measured in the metal separates, we determined 36Cl-36Ar cosmic-ray exposure (CRE) ages, which are shielding-independent and therefore particularly reliable. Using the cosmogenic noble gases and radionuclides, we are able to decipher the CRE history for the studied objects. Based on the correlation 3He/21Ne versus 22Ne/21Ne, we demonstrate that, among the meteorites studied, only one suffered significant diffusive losses (about 35%). The data confirm that the linear correlation 3He/21Ne versus 22Ne/21Ne breaks down at high shielding. Using 36Cl-36Ar exposure ages and measured noble gas concentrations, we determine 21Ne and 38Ar production rates as a function of 22Ne/21Ne. The new data agree with recent model calculations for the relationship between 21Ne and 38Ar production rates and the 22Ne/21Ne ratio, which does not always provide unique shielding information. Based on the model calculations, we determine a new correlation line for 21Ne and 38Ar production rates as a function of the shielding indicator 22Ne/21Ne for H, L, and LL chondrites with preatmospheric radii less than about 65 cm. We also calculated the 10Be/21Ne and 26Al/21Ne production rate ratios for the investigated samples, which show good agreement with recent model calculations.

Chemical analysis and argon geochronology from dive SAR_1 on Cornacya seamount of the Sardinia Channel

Sarcya 1 dive explored a previously unknown 12 My old submerged volcano, labelled Cornacya. A well developed fracturation is characterised by the following directions: N 170 to N-S, N 20 to N 40, N 90 to N 120, N 50 to N 70, which corresponds to the fracturation pattern of the Sardinian margin. The sampled lavas exhibit features of shoshonitic suites of intermediate composition and include amphibole-and mica-bearing lamprophyric xenoliths which are geochemically similar to Ti-poor lamproites. Mica compositions reflect chemical exchanges between the lamprophyre and its shoshonitic host rock suggesting their simultaneous emplacement. Nd compositions of the Cornacya K-rich suite indicate that continental crust was largely involved in the genesis of these rocks. The spatial association of the lamprophyre with the shoshonitic rocks is geochemically similar to K-rich and TiO2-poor igneous suites, emplaced in post-collisional settings. Among shoshonitic rocks, sample SAR 1-01 has been dated at 12.6±0.3 My using the 40Ar/39Ar method with a laser microprobe on single grains. The age of the Cornacya shoshonitic suite is similar to that of the Sisco lamprophyre from Corsica, which similarly is located on the western margin of the Tyrrhenian Sea. Thus, the Cornacya shoshonitic rocks and their lamprophyric xenolith and the Sisco lamprophyre could represent post-collisional suites emplaced during the lithospheric extension of the Corsica-Sardinia block, just after its rotation and before the Tyrrhenian sea opening. Drilling on the Sardinia margin (ODP Leg 107) shows that the upper levels of the present day margin (Hole 654) suffered tectonic subsidence before the lower part (Hole 652). The structure of this lower part is interpreted as the result of an eastward migration of the extension during Late Miocene and Early Pliocene times. Data of Cornacya volcano are in good agreement with this model and provide good chronological constraints for the beginning of the phenomenon.