TY - JOUR
T1 - Radiocarbon dating, reservoir effects, and calibration
AU - Jull, A. J.Timothy
AU - Burr, George S.
AU - Hodgins, Gregory W.L.
PY - 2013/6/19
Y1 - 2013/6/19
N2 - We summarize how radiocarbon measurements are made using accelerator mass spectrometry. We also discuss some complications inherent in the radiocarbon-dating method when calibrating radiocarbon dates to calendar dates. For example, measurements of radiocarbon (14C) in some types of materials are complicated by a "reservoir effect", caused by an apparent age of the source reservoir that differs from the contemporary atmospheric surface 14C value. In other cases, mobile carbon sources in nature can produce mixed sources of carbon. We explore these effects and discuss their possible implications for 14C measurements and how we can deal with them.
AB - We summarize how radiocarbon measurements are made using accelerator mass spectrometry. We also discuss some complications inherent in the radiocarbon-dating method when calibrating radiocarbon dates to calendar dates. For example, measurements of radiocarbon (14C) in some types of materials are complicated by a "reservoir effect", caused by an apparent age of the source reservoir that differs from the contemporary atmospheric surface 14C value. In other cases, mobile carbon sources in nature can produce mixed sources of carbon. We explore these effects and discuss their possible implications for 14C measurements and how we can deal with them.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.quaint.2012.10.028
DO - 10.1016/j.quaint.2012.10.028
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84884702507
SN - 1040-6182
VL - 299
SP - 64
EP - 71
JO - Quaternary International
JF - Quaternary International
ER -