Concentrations of the Cosmogenic Radionuclides 10Be and 26Al in Meteorites from the Sahara

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Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, Cosmogenic Radionuclides, Exposure Ages, Meteorites, Saharan, Pairings

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The specific activities of the cosmogenic radionuclides 10Be and 26Al were determined by means of accelerator-mass-spectrometry and gamma-gamma-coincidence spectrometry, respectively, in a larger number of chondrites and rare meteorite types from the Sahara. Suggestions about possible pairings based on mineralogical and petrographical investigations were confirmed. The concentrations of ^10Be and ^26Al were found to be in saturation in the CR- and CH- chondrites which were investigated. So, production rates for ^10Be in CR- and CH-chondrites were measured to be 21 dpm/kg and 17 dpm/kg, respectively, and 26Al production rates of 45 dpm/kg for CR-chondrites and 30 dpm/kg for CH-chondrites were determined. Also, the ^26Al concentrations in 11 ordinary chondrites were found to be in saturation and allow the estimate of exposure ages of 3 x 10^6 years as lower limits for these meteorites. The results of nuclear track studies and the concentrations of ^10Be and ^26Al in a sample of Acfer 277 suggest, that the sample investigated was located not more than 8 cm below the original surface of a meteoroid of a radius between 25 cm and 65 cm and of an exposure age of 0.3 x 10^6 years. Acknowledgement: This work was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.

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