Using ice core measurements from Taylor Glacier, Antarctica, to calibrate in situ cosmogenic 14C production rates by muons

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: Dyonisius, Michael N., Petrenko, Vasilii V., Smith, Andrew M., Hmiel, Benjamin, Neff, Peter D., Yang, Bin, Hua, Quan, Schmitt, Jochen, Shackleton, Sarah A., Buizert, Christo, Place, Philip F., Menking, James A., Beaudette, Ross, Harth, Christina, Kalk, Michael, Roop, Heidi A., Bereiter, Bernhard, Armanetti, Casey, Vimont, Isaac, Englund Michel, Sylvia, Brook, Edward J., Severinghaus, Jeffrey P., Weiss, Ray F., McConnell, Joseph R.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Taylor Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica; ice core
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-843-2023; https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/17/843/2023/

Cosmic rays entering the Earth's atmosphere produce showers of secondary particles such as protons, neutrons, and muons. The interaction of these particles with oxygen-16 ( 16 O ) in minerals such as ice and quartz can produce carbon-14 ( 14 C ). In glacial ice, 14 C is also incorporated throug...