The absolute measurements of thermal neuron fluence for fission track dating have been developed after the proceeding results of Honda et al. (1987). The 2,200 m/sec activation cross section of
197Au (98.8 barn) is corrected to 87.4 barn (σa) by the three factors of the neutron temperature, Maxwellian distribution of thermal neutrons and non Ijv correction factor for the above absolute measurement. The calibrated factor (B
th) of standard glasses (SRM613, SRM962a, CN-1 and CN-2) and zeta-a (ζa) values for fission track dating are determined on the basis of these experimental results. The values of B
th, (7.47±0.29)×10
9 for SRM613, (7.43±0.34)×10
9 for SRM962a, (2.50±0.06)×10
9 for CN-1 and (2.74±0.06)×1010
9 for CN-2 closely agree with those reported previously by Honda et al. (1987). Further, the Co. values of 392.3±16.5 for SRM962a and SRM613,131.4±3.1 for CN-1 and 144.1±3.3 for CN-2 calculated from B
th, effective thermal neutron fission cross-section σf> (497.4 barn), isotopic abundance ratio
235U/
239U, I (7.2527×10
-3) and spontaneous fission decay constant of
238U, λf (6.85×10
-17a
-1) show close agreement with ζb values (392.5±10.0, 131.6±3.3, 140.1±3.5) derived from the absolute age of Fish Canyon Tuff (27.9±0.7Ma) respectively. The fission track dating of zircons separated from Oligocene-Miocene tuff distributed in Eastern Hokkaido have been carried out by the external detector method using ζa. The_obtained ages are 28.6±0.7 Ma (1-2) and 23.3±0.7 Ma (3-2). These results agree well with the geologic age supported from Ashoro Fossil Fauna, K-Ar ages of volcanic rocks and stratigraphy in this area.
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