A High Throughput 14C Accelerator Mass Spectrometer
- 1 January 1992
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Radiocarbon
- Vol. 34 (3) , 458-467
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033822200063694
Abstract
I present design details of a tandem accelerator mass spectrometer, which has been installed at the National Ocean Sciences AMS Facility at Woods Hole, Massachusetts, to provide precision 14C/13C/12C isotopic ratios for sub-milligram-size samples of graphite with throughputs of >4000 samples per year. A unique feature is the capability for simultaneous measurement of all three isotopes after acceleration, to avoid differential transmission effects and to allow on-line fractionation corrections and diagnosis of instrument health. Using filamentous graphite fabricated from a recent sample, we have established the counting rate of 14C ions at between 60–120 s–1.Keywords
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