Apatite Fission Track (AFT) Processing and Dating
FU - Freie Universität Berlin
last updated: July 19, 2023
About the Laboratory
Apatite Fission Track (AFT) Processing and Dating
FU - Freie Universität Berlin
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Description
Complete Fission Track dating facilities are available at the FU Berlin. We have a fully equipped mineral separation laboratory for concentrating apatite and zircon. Facilities for mounting, polishing, and etching samples are in collaboration with University of Potsdam. We host a Zeiss © Axioplan 2 microscope with a maximum magnification of 1250 x paired with a Drawing Board VI ©, stage control, LED courser mouse and the FT Stage © software for counting and length measurements. Data record and processing is done either with with TrackKey ©, and Zetaage and Binomfit software. The microscope is also fitted with a digital video camera.
Instruments
Analytical Methods
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Fission Track Dating
Fission Track, Fission Track Method - Microscopy
Laboratory Keywords
In addition to the instruments and analytical methods listed above, these keywords help to describe the work done in the laboratory. This may include the type of samples, standard materials, specific preparative or analytical methods and specific instrument characteristics.
- Apatite Fission Track Analysis (AFT)
- Zircon Fission Track Analysis (ZFT)