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

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

In: Cryosphere, Vol. 17, No. 2, 20.02.2023, p. 843-863.

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Dyonisius, MN, Petrenko, VV, Smith, AM, Hmiel, B, Neff, PD, Yang, B, Hua, Q, Schmitt, J, Shackleton, SA, Buizert, C, Place, PF, Menking, JA, Beaudette, R, Harth, C, Kalk, M, Roop, HA, Bereiter, B, Armanetti, C, Vimont, I, Englund Michel, S, Brook, EJ, Severinghaus, JP, Weiss, RF & McConnell, JR 2023, 'Using ice core measurements from Taylor Glacier, Antarctica, to calibrate in situ cosmogenic 14C production rates by muons', Cryosphere, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 843-863. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-843-2023

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Dyonisius, M. N., Petrenko, V. V., Smith, A. M., Hmiel, B., Neff, P. D., Yang, B., Hua, Q., Schmitt, J., Shackleton, S. A., Buizert, C., Place, P. F., Menking, J. A., Beaudette, R., Harth, C., Kalk, M., Roop, H. A., Bereiter, B., Armanetti, C., Vimont, I., ... McConnell, J. R. (2023). Using ice core measurements from Taylor Glacier, Antarctica, to calibrate in situ cosmogenic 14C production rates by muons. Cryosphere, 17(2), 843-863. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-843-2023

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Dyonisius MN, Petrenko VV, Smith AM, Hmiel B, Neff PD, Yang B et al. Using ice core measurements from Taylor Glacier, Antarctica, to calibrate in situ cosmogenic 14C production rates by muons. Cryosphere. 2023 Feb 20;17(2):843-863. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-843-2023

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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. / Using ice core measurements from Taylor Glacier, Antarctica, to calibrate in situ cosmogenic 14C production rates by muons. In: Cryosphere. 2023 ; Vol. 17, No. 2. pp. 843-863.

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title = "Using ice core measurements from Taylor Glacier, Antarctica, to calibrate in situ cosmogenic 14C production rates by muons",
abstract = "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 (O-16) in minerals such as ice and quartz can produce carbon-14 (C-14). In glacial ice, C-14 is also incorporated through trapping of C-14-containing atmospheric gases ((CO2)-C-14,(CO)-C- 14, and (CH4)-C-14). Understanding the production rates of in situ cosmogenic C-14 is important to deconvolve the in situ cosmogenic and atmospheric( 14)C signals in ice, both of which contain valuable paleoenvironmental information. Unfortunately, the in situ C-14 production rates by muons (which are the dominant production mechanism at depths of > 6 m solid ice equivalent) are uncertain. In this study, we use measurements of in situ C-14 in ancient ice (> 50 ka) from the Taylor Glacier, an ablation site in Antarctica, in combination with a 2D ice flow model to better constrain the compound-specific rates of C-14 production by muons and the partitioning of in situ( 14)C between CO2, CO, and CH4. Our measurements show that 33.7 % (+/- 11.4%; 95 % confidence interval) of the produced cosmogenic C-14 forms (CO)-C-14 and 66.1 % (+/- 11.5%; 95 % confidence interval) of the produced cosmogenic C-14 forms (CO2)-C-14. (CH4)-C-14 represents a very small fraction (< 0.3%) of the total. Assuming that the majority of in situ muogenic 14C in ice forms (CO2)-C-14, (CO)-C-14, and (CH4)-C-14, we also calculated muogenic( 14)C production rates that are lower by factors of 5.7 (3.6-13.9; 95 % confidence interval) and 3.7 (2.0-11.9; 95 % confidence interval) for negative muon capture and fast muon interactions, respectively, when compared to values determined in quartz from laboratory studies (Heisinger et al., 2002a, b) and in a natural setting (Lupker et al., 2015). This apparent discrepancy in muogenic C-14 production rates in ice and quartz currently lacks a good explanation and requires further investigation.",
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RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - Using ice core measurements from Taylor Glacier, Antarctica, to calibrate in situ cosmogenic 14C production rates by muons

AU - Dyonisius, Michael N.

AU - Petrenko, Vasilii V.

AU - Smith, Andrew M.

AU - Hmiel, Benjamin

AU - Neff, Peter D.

AU - Yang, Bin

AU - Hua, Quan

AU - Schmitt, Jochen

AU - Shackleton, Sarah A.

AU - Buizert, Christo

AU - Place, Philip F.

AU - Menking, James A.

AU - Beaudette, Ross

AU - Harth, Christina

AU - Kalk, Michael

AU - Roop, Heidi A.

AU - Bereiter, Bernhard

AU - Armanetti, Casey

AU - Vimont, Isaac

AU - Englund Michel, Sylvia

AU - Brook, Edward J.

AU - Severinghaus, Jeffrey P.

AU - Weiss, Ray F.

AU - McConnell, Joseph R.

PY - 2023/2/20

Y1 - 2023/2/20

N2 - 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 (O-16) in minerals such as ice and quartz can produce carbon-14 (C-14). In glacial ice, C-14 is also incorporated through trapping of C-14-containing atmospheric gases ((CO2)-C-14,(CO)-C- 14, and (CH4)-C-14). Understanding the production rates of in situ cosmogenic C-14 is important to deconvolve the in situ cosmogenic and atmospheric( 14)C signals in ice, both of which contain valuable paleoenvironmental information. Unfortunately, the in situ C-14 production rates by muons (which are the dominant production mechanism at depths of > 6 m solid ice equivalent) are uncertain. In this study, we use measurements of in situ C-14 in ancient ice (> 50 ka) from the Taylor Glacier, an ablation site in Antarctica, in combination with a 2D ice flow model to better constrain the compound-specific rates of C-14 production by muons and the partitioning of in situ( 14)C between CO2, CO, and CH4. Our measurements show that 33.7 % (+/- 11.4%; 95 % confidence interval) of the produced cosmogenic C-14 forms (CO)-C-14 and 66.1 % (+/- 11.5%; 95 % confidence interval) of the produced cosmogenic C-14 forms (CO2)-C-14. (CH4)-C-14 represents a very small fraction (< 0.3%) of the total. Assuming that the majority of in situ muogenic 14C in ice forms (CO2)-C-14, (CO)-C-14, and (CH4)-C-14, we also calculated muogenic( 14)C production rates that are lower by factors of 5.7 (3.6-13.9; 95 % confidence interval) and 3.7 (2.0-11.9; 95 % confidence interval) for negative muon capture and fast muon interactions, respectively, when compared to values determined in quartz from laboratory studies (Heisinger et al., 2002a, b) and in a natural setting (Lupker et al., 2015). This apparent discrepancy in muogenic C-14 production rates in ice and quartz currently lacks a good explanation and requires further investigation.

AB - 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 (O-16) in minerals such as ice and quartz can produce carbon-14 (C-14). In glacial ice, C-14 is also incorporated through trapping of C-14-containing atmospheric gases ((CO2)-C-14,(CO)-C- 14, and (CH4)-C-14). Understanding the production rates of in situ cosmogenic C-14 is important to deconvolve the in situ cosmogenic and atmospheric( 14)C signals in ice, both of which contain valuable paleoenvironmental information. Unfortunately, the in situ C-14 production rates by muons (which are the dominant production mechanism at depths of > 6 m solid ice equivalent) are uncertain. In this study, we use measurements of in situ C-14 in ancient ice (> 50 ka) from the Taylor Glacier, an ablation site in Antarctica, in combination with a 2D ice flow model to better constrain the compound-specific rates of C-14 production by muons and the partitioning of in situ( 14)C between CO2, CO, and CH4. Our measurements show that 33.7 % (+/- 11.4%; 95 % confidence interval) of the produced cosmogenic C-14 forms (CO)-C-14 and 66.1 % (+/- 11.5%; 95 % confidence interval) of the produced cosmogenic C-14 forms (CO2)-C-14. (CH4)-C-14 represents a very small fraction (< 0.3%) of the total. Assuming that the majority of in situ muogenic 14C in ice forms (CO2)-C-14, (CO)-C-14, and (CH4)-C-14, we also calculated muogenic( 14)C production rates that are lower by factors of 5.7 (3.6-13.9; 95 % confidence interval) and 3.7 (2.0-11.9; 95 % confidence interval) for negative muon capture and fast muon interactions, respectively, when compared to values determined in quartz from laboratory studies (Heisinger et al., 2002a, b) and in a natural setting (Lupker et al., 2015). This apparent discrepancy in muogenic C-14 production rates in ice and quartz currently lacks a good explanation and requires further investigation.

KW - POLAR ICE

KW - CARBON-DIOXIDE

KW - DOME ICE

KW - CLIMATE HISTORY

KW - ATMOSPHERIC CO2

KW - DRY EXTRACTION

KW - ANCIENT ICE

KW - RADIOCARBON

KW - (CO)-C-14

KW - HOLOCENE

U2 - 10.5194/tc-17-843-2023

DO - 10.5194/tc-17-843-2023

M3 - Journal article

VL - 17

SP - 843

EP - 863

JO - The Cryosphere

JF - The Cryosphere

SN - 1994-0416

IS - 2

ER -

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