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Helium Isotopes in Nature
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Developments in Geochemistry, Volume 3: Helium Isotopes in Nature presents the isotopic investigations of noble gases. This book describes the origin, the history, and the contemporary distribution of isotopes of helium. Organized into 11 chapters, this volume begins with an overview of mass-spectrometric methods and measurements of the helium isotope abundance. This text then discusses the methods of collecting various terrestrial samples as well as the apparatus for helium extraction, volumetric measurements, and purification. Other chapters consider the isotope composition of primordial, radiogenic, and spallogenic light noble gases. This book discusses as well the origin and distribution of helium isotopes in meteorites, in the Earth's mantle, the crust and ocean, and in the atmosphere. The final chapter deals with the scientific and applied problems that can be resolved to the progress in helium isotope geochemistry. This book is a valuable resource for scientists. Research workers and students interested in the geochemistry of helium will also find this book useful.
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- Front Cover
- Helium Isotopes in Nature
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- PREFACE
- Chapter 1. COLLECTION AND PREPARATION OF NATURAL HELIUM SAMPLES FOR MASS-SPECTROMETRIC ANALYSIS
- Chapter 2. MEASUREMENT OF HELIUM CONTENTS IN SAMPLES; HELIUM STANDARDS WITH A GIVEN ISOTOPE RATIO
- Chapter 3. PECULIAR FEATURES OF MASS-SPECTROMETRIC ISOTOPE ANALYSES OF TERRESTRIAL HELIUM
- Chapter 4. ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS OF NATURAL HELIUM BY A STATIC MAGNETIC MASS SPECTROMETER
- Chapter 5. MAGNETIC RESONANCE MASS SPECTROMETER (MRMS)
- Chapter 6. LIGHT NOBLE GAS ISOTOPES IN METEORITES
- Chapter 7. HELIUM ISOTOPES IN THE EARTH'S MANTLE
- Chapter 8. HELIUM ISOTOPES IN ROCKS, WATERS AND GASES OF THE EARTH'S CRUST
- Chapter 9. HELIUM ISOTOPES IN SEAWATER
- Chapter 10. HELIUM ISOTOPES IN THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE
- Chapter 11. OUTGASSING OF THE MANTLE AND CRUST; THE EVOLUTION OF NOBLE GASES IN THE ATMOSPHERE
- SUBJECT INDEX