A study on cosmogenic nuclides in the Jilin meteorite and its irradiation history

Abstract

44 samples of the Jilin meteorite were analyzed by various laboratories for spallogenic, radiogenic, and trapped rare gases. A non-uniform distribution has been found for the rare gases of different origins. There have been found correlations among the spallogenic rare gases, with apparent depth effects. 43 samples were analyzed for their cosmogenic radionuclides⁶⁰Co,²⁶Al,³⁶Cl,⁴⁰K,⁵³Mn,⁵⁴Mn, and²²Na. Correlations have been found between⁶⁰Co and⁵³Mn and between⁶⁰Co and²¹Ne. The Jilin meteorite has a complex history of cosmic-ray irradiation. According to the two-stage model and the other fragments have a burying depth two stages,T ₁=11 m.y. andT ₂=0.3 m.y. The burying depth of all samples in the parent body can be obtained by the content of²¹Ne. Jilin meteorite No. 1 is located 20–142 cm from the surface, No. 4 ranges from 106–134 cm, and the other fragments have a burying depth between 15 and 150 cm. The equation of the reference plane for the surface of the 1-stage Jilin meteoroid is 0.24x+0.81y+0.53z+0.5=0. Use can also be made of⁶⁰Co to determine the burying depth of all samples in the 2-stage Jilin meteoroid (under a geometry of 4π), and further to restore the preatmospheric form and size of the parent body. During its atmospheric passage, the Jilin had an ablation rate of ca. 30%. On the basis of the two-stage model and the concentration of²¹Ne and⁶⁰Co in the samples, we propose a scheme to restore the relative position of all samples in the parent body. 12 sample-distribution regions can be sketched out. Also can be restored the relative position of all the samples in the parent body during the two stages.