scholarly journals Operation experience of the BINP accelerator mass spectrometer

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Rastigeev ◽  
A. Frolov ◽  
A. Goncharov ◽  
V. Klyuev ◽  
E. Konstantinov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometer ◽  
Accelerator Mass Spectrometer

scholarly journals 14C AMS at Suerc: Improving QA Data with the 5MV Tandem and 250KV SSAMS

Radiocarbon ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 263-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Naysmith ◽  
G T Cook ◽  
S P H T Freeman ◽  
E M Scott ◽  
R Anderson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Sample Preparation ◽  
Mass Spectrometer ◽  
Random Access ◽  
Capacity Measurement ◽  
Tandem Accelerator ◽  
Standard Data ◽  
Accelerator Mass Spectrometer ◽  
On Line ◽  
Automated Data Acquisition

In 2003, a National Electrostatics Corporation (NEC) 5MV tandem accelerator mass spectrometer was installed at SUERC, providing the radiocarbon laboratory with 14C measurements to 4–5‰ repeatability. In 2007, a 250kV single-stage accelerator mass spectrometer (SSAMS) was added to provide additional 14C capability and is now the preferred system for 14C analysis. Changes to the technology and to our operations are evident in our copious quality assurance data: typically, we now use the 134-position MC-SNICS source, which is filled to capacity. Measurement of standards shows that spectrometer running without the complication of on-line δ13C evaluation is a good operational compromise. Currently, 3‰ 14C/13C measurements are routinely achieved for samples up to nearly 3 half-lives old by consistent sample preparation and an automated data acquisition algorithm with sample random access for measurement repeats. Background and known-age standard data are presented for the period 2003–2008 for the 5MV system and 2007–2008 for the SSAMS, to demonstrate the improvements in data quality.

Accelerator mass spectrometer with ion selection in high-voltage terminal

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 923-926 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. A. Rastigeev ◽  
A. D. Goncharov ◽  
V. F. Klyuev ◽  
E. S. Konstantinov ◽  
L. A. Kutnyakova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometer ◽  
High Voltage ◽  
Accelerator Mass Spectrometer

scholarly journals The New National Ocean Sciences Accelerator Mass Spectrometer Facility at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution: Progress and First Results

Radiocarbon ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 478-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. F. Von Reden ◽  
G. A. Jones ◽  
R. J. Schneider ◽  
A. P. McNichol ◽  
G. J. Cohen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometer ◽  
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution ◽  
Ocean Sciences ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Accelerator Mass Spectrometer ◽  
First Results ◽  
Injector Design

Start-up performance and first results of the new Woods Hole Accelerator Mass Spectrometer are discussed. Special attention is given to the hemispherical ionizer sputter source and the triple-isotope injector design.

scholarly journals A High Throughput 14C Accelerator Mass Spectrometer

Radiocarbon ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 458-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth H. Purser
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometer ◽  
Unique Feature ◽  
Isotopic Ratios ◽  
Tandem Accelerator ◽  
Ocean Sciences ◽  
Accelerator Mass Spectrometer ◽  
Recent Sample ◽  
Present Design ◽  
On Line ◽  
Differential Transmission

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.

scholarly journals Isotope-Ratio and Background Corrections for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Radiocarbon Measurements

Radiocarbon ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
D J Donahue ◽  
T W Linick ◽  
A J T Jull
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Mass Spectrometer ◽  
Accelerator Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Isotope Ratio ◽  
Isotope Ratios ◽  
Sample Contamination ◽  
Accelerator Mass Spectrometer

We present here the method we use to convert to radiocarbon ages (14C/13C) ratios measured in the Arizona Accelerator Mass Spectrometer facility. We describe the procedures we use to convert sample and standard isotope ratios to values appropriate for calculation of radiocarbon ages. We also discuss, in some detail, corrections to account for sample contamination.

Early Corn Remains from Tumamoc Hill, Southern Arizona

1986 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 563-572 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul R. Fish ◽  
Suzanne K. Fish ◽  
Austin Long ◽  
Charles Miksicek
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometer ◽  
Sonoran Desert ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Tandem Accelerator ◽  
Accelerator Mass Spectrometer

The tandem accelerator mass spectrometer provided critical dating of corn remains in Archaic levels of juxtaposed Archaic and Hohokam occupations on Tumamoc Hill in Tucson, Arizona. This new radiometric technology confirmed an Archaic placement suggested by stratigraphy and artifact distributions. The small sample of intact remains resembles other directly-dated early corn in the Southwest and reinforces an interpretation of preceramic cultivators in the Sonoran Desert.

Accelerator-Mass Spectrometer Ages for Late-Glacial Events at Ballybetagh, Ireland

1989 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 377-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Les C. Cwynar ◽  
W. A. Watts
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometer ◽  
Organic Material ◽  
Younger Dryas ◽  
Hard Water ◽  
Late Glacial ◽  
Water Effect ◽  
Vegetation Development ◽  
Terrestrial Plant ◽  
Plant Remains ◽  
Accelerator Mass Spectrometer

AbstractAlthough the character of late-glacial vegetation development in Ireland is well known, the dating is weak for a number of reasons. We report six accelerator-mass spectrometer (AMS) 14C dates of hand-picked organic material from Ballybetagh. Several of the dates are based on terrestrial plant remains, thus eliminating the commonly encountered problem associated with Irish sites of errors due to the hard-water effect. The two most significant indicate that (1) the Rumex-Salix zone, which represents the initial establishment of vegetation following deglaciation, began about 12,600 yr B.P. and (2) the classic Younger Dryas began at 10,600 yr B.P., somewhat younger than the traditionally accepted age of 11,000 yr B.P.

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