@article{oai:kanazawa-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00011132, author = {長谷部, 徳子 and 田村, 明弘 and 奥野, 正幸 and 荒井, 章司 and 進野, 勇 and Hasebe, Noriko and Aratake, Koji and Tamura, Akihiro and Okuno, Masayuki and Arai, Shoji and Shinno, Isamu}, journal = {The science reports of the Kanazawa University = 金沢大学理科報告}, month = {Jan}, note = {Raman spectra of zircon show a distinctive pattern according to the amount of stored radiation damage. Nasdala et al. (2001) demonstrated that a linear relationship exists between the full width at half-maximum (FWHM) of the ᴠ3(SiO₄) band, observed at ∼1000 cm⁻¹, and the alpha fluence calculated from the uranium content, thorium content and the zircon age. Their finding could lead to a new micro-spectroscopic method to determine zircon ages. This study examines the effect of chemical composition on Raman spectra by the analysis of synthetic zircons that were doped with elements using Li-Mo flux. Zircons were found to be able to incorporate high concentrations of group 3 elements (including lanthanides and actinides) while elements belonging to other groups were less incorporated. The FWHM of the group 3 doped zircon ᴠ3(SiO₄) band showed a linear relationship with concentration, clearly indicating that the FWHM is a function of chemical composition as well as of radiation damage. However, a very high concentration of group 3 elements is required to influence these Raman spectra (e.g., more than ∼5,000ppm).}, pages = {17--24}, title = {Roman spectroscopy of synthetic zircon : Effects of chemical composition}, volume = {55}, year = {2011} }