Mass spectrometry instruments VI: Accelerator mass spectrometry

A. J.T. Jull; G. S. Burr

doi:10.1016/B978-0-323-99762-1.00102-9

Mass spectrometry instruments VI: Accelerator mass spectrometry

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Accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) is an important method for analysis of radionuclides such as 14C, 10Be, 26Al, 36Cl, 41Ca and 129I using a combination of a mass spectrometer with an electrostatic accelerator. This approach was developed in the late 1970s and has become the method of choice for most measurements of these radionuclides, as levels as low as 10−15 relative to the stable isotope can be measured. We describe the basis features of these systems.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Treatise on Geochemistry, Third Edition, 8 Volume Set
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	V8:463-V8:472
Volume	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9780323997638
ISBN (Print)	9780323997621
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-99762-1.00102-9
State	Published - Jan 1 2024
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Accelerator mass spectrometry
Aluminum-26
Beryllium-10
Calcium-41
Chlorine-36
Electrostatic accelerators
Iodine-129
Isobar suppression
Long-lived nuclides
Radiocarbon dating
Radionuclide studies

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General Earth and Planetary Sciences

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