SAXS study of ion tracks in San Carlos olivine and Durango apatite

Ion tracks were generated in crystalline San Carlos olivine (Mg,Fe) 2 SiO 4 and Durango apatite Ca 10 (PO 4 ) 6 F 2 using different heavy ions ( 58 Ni, 101 Ru, 129 Xe, 197 Au, and 238 U) with energies ranging between 185 MeV and 2.6 GeV. The tracks and their annealing behavior were studied by means of synchrotron based small angle X-ray scattering in combination with in situ annealing. Track radii vary as a function of electronic energy loss but are very similar in both minerals. Furthermore, the annealing behavior of the track radii has been investigated and preliminary results reveal a lower recovery rate of the damaged area in olivine compared with apatite.