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Real-time setup to measure radon emission during rock deformation: implications for geochemical surveillance

Author(s)
Tuccimei, Paola  
Mollo, Silvio  
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Sezione Roma1, Roma, Italia  
Soligo, M.  
Scarlato, Piergiorgio  
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Sezione Roma1, Roma, Italia  
Castelluccio, M.  
Language
English
Obiettivo Specifico
4V. Processi pre-eruttivi
Status
Published
JCR Journal
JCR Journal
Journal
Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems  
Issue/vol(year)
/4 (2015)
Pages (printed)
111-119
Date Issued
2015
DOI
10.5194/gi-4-111-2015
URI
https://www.earth-prints.org/handle/2122/13123
Abstract
Laboratory experiments can represent a valid approach to unravel the complex interplay between the geochemical behaviour of radon and rock deformation mechanisms. In light of this, we present a new real-time experimental setup for analysing in continuum the alpha-emitting Rn-222 and Rn-220 daughters over variable stress-strain regimes. The most innovative segment of this setup consists of the radon accumulation chamber obtained from a tough and durable material that can host large cylindrical rock samples. The accumulation chamber is connected, in a closed-loop configuration, to a gas-drying unit and to a RAD7 radon monitor. A recirculating pump moves the gas from the rock sample to a solid-state detector for alpha counting of radon and thoron progeny. The measured radon signal is enhanced by surrounding the accumulation chamber with a digitally controlled heating belt. As the temperature is increased, the number of effective collisions of radon atoms increases favouring the diffusion of radon through the material and reducing the analytical uncertainty. The accumulation chamber containing the sample is then placed into a uniaxial testing apparatus where the axial deformation is measured throughout a linear variable displacement transducer. A dedicated software allows obtaining a variety of stress-strain regimes from fast deformation rates to long-term creep tests. Experiments conducted with this new real-time setup have important ramifications for the interpretation of geochemical anomalies recorded prior to volcanic eruptions or earthquakes.
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