Toward an optimal geomagnetic field intensity determination technique

Y Yu, L Tauxe, A Genevey - Geochemistry, Geophysics …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Paleointensity determinations based on double heating techniques (in‐field/zero‐field
cooling, zero‐field/in‐field cooling, and two in‐field steps with opposite laboratory fields) are …

Analyzing absolute paleointensity determinations: acceptance criteria and the software ThellierTool4. 0

R Leonhardt, C Heunemann… - Geochemistry, Geophysics …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The ThellierTool4. 0 is an intuitive and easy‐to‐use software which provides the possibility
to analyze a wide range of different modifications of the Thellier absolute paleointensity …

Reliable absolute palaeointensities independent of magnetic domain state

MJ Dekkers, HN Böhnel - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2006 - Elsevier
Knowledge of palaeointensity variation is required for determining the full vector variation of
the geomagnetic field as a function of geological time. This provides essential constraints for …

Thellier GUI: An integrated tool for analyzing paleointensity data from Thellier‐type experiments

R Shaar, L Tauxe - Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Thellier‐type experiments are a method used to estimate the intensity of the ancient
geomagnetic field from samples carrying thermoremanent magnetization. The analysis of …

A simple test for the presence of multidomain behavior during paleointensity experiments

GA Paterson - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Detecting and excluding non‐ideal behavior during paleointensity experiments is critical to
asserting the reliability of data. Our knowledge of detecting non‐ideal behavior, in particular …

Chasing tails: Insights from micromagnetic modeling for thermomagnetic recording in non‐uniform magnetic structures

L Nagy, W Williams, L Tauxe… - Geophysical Research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Paleointensities are key to understanding the formation and evolution of Earth and are
determined from rocks which record magnetic fields upon cooling; however, experimental …

Multiple-specimen absolute paleointensity determination: An optimal protocol including pTRM normalization, domain-state correction, and alteration test

K Fabian, R Leonhardt - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2010 - Elsevier
A recent proposal of a multiple-specimen technique promises to be a viable alternative to
the classical Thellier–Thellier method of absolute paleointensity determination. However, to …

Experimental procedure to detect multidomain remanence during Thellier–Thellier experiments

D Krasa, C Heunemann, R Leonhardt… - … of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 2003 - Elsevier
Reliability checks in Thellier-type experiments usually focus on the detection of chemical
alteration of the magnetic mineral component or the formation of new magnetic phases …

Understanding nonideal paleointensity recording in igneous rocks: Insights from aging experiments on lava samples and the causes and consequences of “fragile” …

L Tauxe, CN Santos, B Cych, X Zhao… - Geochemistry …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The theory for recording of thermally blocked remanences predicts a quasilinear relationship
between low fields like the Earth's in which rocks cool and acquire a magnetization. This …

Physical basis of the Thellier–Thellier and related paleointensity methods

DJ Dunlop - Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 2011 - Elsevier
Émile and Odette Thellier produced the first reliable determinations of paleointensity
following an experimental protocol used earlier by Johann Koenigsberger. Although …