Technological advances in the University of Washington accelerator mass spectrometry system

Journal Article · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983 · Radiocarbon; (United States)

OSTI ID:5991700

Farwell, G W; Grootes, P M; Leach, D D; Schmidt, F H

During the past year we have continued to work toward greater stability and flexibility in nearly all elements of our accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) system, which is based upon an FN tandem Van de Graaff accelerator, and have carried out measurements of /sup 14/C//sup 12/C and /sup 10/Be//sup 9/Be isotopic abundance ratios in natural samples. The principal recent developments and improvements in the accelerator system and in our sample preparation techniques for carbon beryllium are discussed, and the results of a study of /sup 10/Be cross-contamination of beryllium samples in the sputter ion source are presented.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Washington, Seattle
• OSTI ID: 5991700
• Journal Information: Radiocarbon; (United States), Vol. 25:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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