An exhumation pulse from the nascent Franciscan subduction zone (California, USA)

D Rutte, J Garber, A Kylander‐Clark, PR Renne - Tectonics, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
We investigated a suite of metabasite blocks from serpentinite matrix and shale matrix
mélanges of the California Coast Ranges. Our new data set consists of 40Ar/39Ar dates of …

Design, construction, and characterization of a compact DD neutron generator designed for 40Ar/39Ar geochronology

M Ayllon, PA Adams, JC Batchelder, JD Bauer… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2018 - Elsevier
A next-generation, high-flux DD neutron generator has been designed, commissioned, and
characterized, and is now operational in a new facility at the University of California …

Boutique neutrons advance 40Ar/39Ar geochronology

D Rutte, PR Renne, J Morrell, L Qi, M Ayllon… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
We designed and tested a compact deuteron-deuteron fusion neutron generator for
application to 40Ar/39Ar geochronology. The nearly monoenergetic neutrons produced for …