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Coating Comparison of Au to Al + C. Au coat. Th M4-N3. Pb M4-O2. Pb M β. Pb M α. Au M β. Au M3-N4. Th M ζ 2. Au M γ. Th M ζ 1. La L β (2). Pr L α (2). Ce L α (2). La L α (2). Au coat compared to Al+C. Th M4-N3. Pb M4-O2. Pb M β. Pb M α. Au M β. Au M3-N4. Th M ζ 2.
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Coating • Comparison of Au to Al + C
Au coat Th M4-N3 Pb M4-O2 Pb Mβ Pb Mα Au Mβ Au M3-N4 Th Mζ2 Au Mγ Th Mζ1 La Lβ (2) Pr Lα (2) Ce Lα (2) La Lα (2)
Au coat compared to Al+C Th M4-N3 Pb M4-O2 Pb Mβ Pb Mα Au Mβ Au M3-N4 Th Mζ2 Au Mγ Th Mζ1 20% increase in counts La Lβ (2) Pr Lα (2) Ce Lα (2) La Lα (2) Au Al + C
Au coat compared to Al+C Th M4-N3 Pb M4-O2 Pb Mβ Pb Mα Au Mβ Au M3-N4 Th Mζ2 Au Mγ Th Mζ1 La Lβ (2) Pr Lα (2) Ce Lα (2) La Lα (2)
Au coat compared to Al+C Th M4-N3 Pb M4-O2 Pb Mβ Pb Mα Au Mβ Au M3-N4 Th Mζ2 Au Mγ Th Mζ1 La Lβ (2) Pr Lα (2) Ce Lα (2) La Lα (2)
GSC 8153 Pb region (PET) – Au coat 100Å Au note
GSC 8153 Pb region (PET) – Al+C coat 200Å Al and 80Å C
2) Background Curvature Effect on net intensity of PbMα
Error on PbMα from linear background ~30-50 Ma error on age at 1000ppm Pb
Pb concentration vs. net intensity Black Hills, Leg 8
3) New VLPET Count rates and resolution
New VLPET comparison Measured intensity PbMα on pyromorphite
GSC 8153 Pb region VLPET SP3 VLPET SP4
Th M4-N3 Pb M4-O2 Pb Mβ Pb Mα Th Mζ1 Th Mζ2 La Lβ (2) Pr Lα (2) Ce Lα (2) La Lα (2)
GSC 8153 new VLPET 10% improvement in pk/bkg
Interference corrections Interferences on PbMα old VLPETnew VLPET Predicted* Measured reduced relative CF CF CF intensity (%) ThMζ0.33 0.41 0.36 12 YLγ0.70 0.88 0.827 LaLα0.14 0.18 0.02 89 *Based on increased count rate