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Temporal Variations in Cosmogenic 10BE Production: Implications for Radiocarbon Dating

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

G M Raisbeck
Affiliation:
Laboratoire René Bernas, Centre de Spectrométrie Nucléaire et de Spectrométrie de Masse, 91406 Orsay, France
Françoise Yiou
Affiliation:
Laboratoire René Bernas, Centre de Spectrométrie Nucléaire et de Spectrométrie de Masse, 91406 Orsay, France
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Abstract

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A procedure is outlined for using cosmogenic 10Be variations in polar ice cores and lake or inland sea sediments to correct for 14C production variations in the past. Some of the requirements and problems associated with such a procedure are discussed.

Type
Natural 14C Variations
Copyright
Copyright © The American Journal of Science 

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