Published May 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

High precision 14C AMS at CIRCE

  • 1. CIRCE, INNOVA, Via Campi Flegrei 34, Pozzuoli 80078 (Italy)
  • 2. Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, II Universita di Napoli, Via Vivaldi 43, Caserta 81100 (Italy)
  • 3. Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, II Universita di Napoli, Via Vivaldi 43, Caserta 81100 (Italy)
  • 4. Institut fuer Experimentalphysik III, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, Bochum D-44780 (Germany)

Description

The CIRCE AMS system started operation in March 2005. The measurement of isotopic ratios 14C/12C in samples of archaeological and environmental interest has rapidly attained high precision and accuracy levels in routine operation. The results of the intercomparison campaign in the framework of the VIRI program, as well as the outcome of a statistical analysis of the about 200 control measurements performed with standard samples, have shown the capability of the whole system for high precision measurements (δR/R < 0.3%), allowing systematic investigations in both archaeological and environmental sciences. 26Al AMS has been implemented for the measurement of the astrophysically relevant 25Mg(p,γ)26Al reaction cross section, while a beam line is under construction for the measurement of actinides isotopic ratios

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2008.02.079

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nimb.2008.02.079;
PII
S0168-583X(08)00222-X;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section B, Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Journal Volume
266
Journal Issue
10
Journal Page Range
p. 2221-2224
ISSN
0168-583X
CODEN
NIMBEU

Conference

Title
9. European conference on accelerators in applied research and technology
Acronym
ECAART-9
Dates
3-7 Sep 2007
Place
Florence (Italy)

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