Abstract
The helium isotope ratio is an important tracer of mantle-derived fluids. Different reservoirs in nature have distinct helium isotope signatures that make it possible to identify various sources and their mixing. At 5 years after the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake, we continue to investigate possible fluid venting near the epicenter by measuring helium isotopes. We collected seawater and sediment samples in 2016 at the landward slope of the Japan Trench onboard R/V Shinsei Maru. Sediments were collected using a multiple corer. Seawater samples were obtained from different depths using a CTD rosette system. Pore water was extracted from sediments via centrifugation. Gas from each sample was then exsolved from solution and introduced into the in-house purification system equipped with charcoal traps and Ti getter. Helium isotopes were measured using a noble gas mass spectrometer. Our data show less excess 3He in bottom seawater samples than indicated by helium isotope ratios measured after the earthquake, which...
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