RADIOCARBON MEASUREMENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY-OF-ARIZONA AMS FACILITY

被引:70
作者
DONAHUE, DJ
JULL, AJT
TOOLIN, LJ
机构
[1] NSF Accelerator Facility for Radioisotope Analysis, University of Arizona, Tucson
基金
美国国家科学基金会; 美国国家航空航天局;
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D O I
10.1016/0168-583X(90)90410-V
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
The current status of C-14 measurements at the University of Arizona accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) facility are summarized. New developments in measurements of in situ produced C-14 by the spallation of oxygen by cosmic-ray neutrons in terrestrial rocks are also discussed. These results indicate that spallogenic C-14 can be measured in high-altitude rock samples, and that the measured production rates agree well with theoretical estimates.
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页码:224 / 228
页数:5
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