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  • Development and applications of accelerator mass spectrometry methods for measurement of 14C, 10Be and 26Al in the CENTA laboratory
Title: Development and applications of accelerator mass spectrometry methods for measurement of 14C, 10Be and 26Al in the CENTA laboratory
Abstract Terrestrial and extraterrestrial radioisotope research has been strongly dependent on the development of analytical methods which would enable to trace radioisotopes at low concentrations in subgram samples (e.g., in tree rings, ice cores, meteorites, etc.). Accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) has become the most sensitive technique for ultralow-level analysis of long-lived radioisotopes, such as14C,10Be and26Al. We review developments and applications carried out in the CENTA laboratory, and describe a recently installed fully equipped AMS line, designed for analysis of long-lived radioisotopes from tritium to curium.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1812374
PAR ID:
10546528
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem.
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Volume:
333
Issue:
7
ISSN:
0236-5731
Page Range / eLocation ID:
3497 to 3509
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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