Precision and mass fractionation in C-14 analysis with AMS

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作者
vanderBorg, K
Alderliesten, C
deJong, AFM
vandenBrink, A
deHaas, AP
Kersemaekers, HJH
Raaymaker, JEMJ
机构
[1] R.J. Van de Graaff Laboratorium, Universiteit Utrecht, 3508 TA Utrecht
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10.1016/S0168-583X(96)00713-6
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TH7 [仪器、仪表];
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0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
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Modifications of the Utrecht AMS set-up have resulted in C-14 analysis with a routine 0.4% analytical precision and a detection limit of 2.0 x 10(-15). In analysis with Be-10, Al-26 and Cl-36 the precision is a few percent and the detection limit 10(-14). Measurements on small carbon samples (< 0.4 mg) revealed a sample-mass dependent isotope fractionation effect, which together with the background limits the precision for the smallest samples (0.02 mg) to a few percent.
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