The Study Progress in Apatite Fission Track (AFT)

Apatite Fission Track (AFT) is a useful tool to rebuild the low temperature thermochronological evolution of rocks. Recent research progress on application and methodlogy of AFT is reviewed in this contribution. We summarized the main factors related to AFT annealing behavior, including: ① enrichment of certain main elements and ²³⁸U in apatites. ② alphadecay loss.③ pressure and stress,several problems during experimental observation and the multiple annealing model.Review the previous studies,summarize pros and cons of the current annealing model and its application in analysis of the basin thermal-tectonic evolution history,and orogenic belt uplift (i.e.Tibet Plateau uplift).