cosmogenic
adjective
cos·mo·gen·ic
ˌkäz-mə-ˈje-nik 
: produced by the action of cosmic rays
cosmogenic carbon 14
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Dating the Tools The team used a dating method based on cosmogenic nuclides to determine the date of the tools from the Korolevo site.
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 12 Mar. 2024
But the team determined the age of this layer, which contained the stone tools, using a technique called cosmogenic nuclide dating.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2024
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The shower of radiation as cosmic rays interact with the atmosphere can penetrate rock, creating cosmogenic nuclides, or isotopes.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024
The samples will be sent to a lab for cosmogenic nuclide analysis, a process that can date how long a rock has been exposed to the atmosphere without being covered by ice.
—Ben Huff, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2023
Aluminum-26 and beryllium-10 are two examples of cosmogenic nuclides, both found in the mineral quartz.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 28 June 2022
The cosmogenic neutrinos the team hopes to capture are thought to emanate from violent cosmic engines.
—Daniel Clery, Science | AAAS, 14 July 2021
Typical cosmogenic tritium concentrations in seawater are about 700 Bq/m3 (19 pCi/L), greater than what is in most of these Fukushima tanks.
—James Conca, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2021
Carbon-14, the isotope that archeologists use in radioactive dating, is cosmogenic—continuously created in Earth’s uppermost atmosphere by cosmic-ray collisions.
—Adam Davidson, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2017
Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 12 Mar. 2024
But the team determined the age of this layer, which contained the stone tools, using a technique called cosmogenic nuclide dating.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2024
Related article Gene that protected humans 5,000 years ago may be linked to debilitating modern disease
The shower of radiation as cosmic rays interact with the atmosphere can penetrate rock, creating cosmogenic nuclides, or isotopes.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024
The samples will be sent to a lab for cosmogenic nuclide analysis, a process that can date how long a rock has been exposed to the atmosphere without being covered by ice.
—Ben Huff, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2023
Aluminum-26 and beryllium-10 are two examples of cosmogenic nuclides, both found in the mineral quartz.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 28 June 2022
The cosmogenic neutrinos the team hopes to capture are thought to emanate from violent cosmic engines.
—Daniel Clery, Science | AAAS, 14 July 2021
Typical cosmogenic tritium concentrations in seawater are about 700 Bq/m3 (19 pCi/L), greater than what is in most of these Fukushima tanks.
—James Conca, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2021
Carbon-14, the isotope that archeologists use in radioactive dating, is cosmogenic—continuously created in Earth’s uppermost atmosphere by cosmic-ray collisions.
—Adam Davidson, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2017
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“Cosmogenic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cosmogenic. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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