The AMS (Accelerator Mass Spectrometer) program at LLNL

Conference · Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:6741738

Proctor, I D

Livermore will have an operational Accelerator Mass Spectrometer (AMS) by mid-1989 as part of its new Multi-user Tandem Laboratory. The spectrometer was designed primarily for applications in archaeology and the geosciences and was co-funded by the University of California Regents. Radiological control for personnel protection, ion sources and injection systems, the tandem and all beam handling hardware are operated with a distributed processor computer control system. The Tandem is the former University of Washington injector FN which has been upgraded with Dowlish tubes, pelletron charging and SF/sub 6/ gas. Design goals for the AMS system, computer aided operation, automated measurement capability, initial results and some of our intended applications will be presented. 5 refs., 2 figs.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6741738
• Report Number(s): UCRL-98945; CONF-881151-19; ON: DE89001715; TRN: 88-035722
• Resource Relation: Conference: International conference on the application of accelerators in research and industry, Denton, TX, USA, 7 Nov 1988; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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