Microwave Oven Pretreatment of Carbonates for 14C Dating by Accelerator Mass Spectrometry
Issue Date
1988-01-01Keywords
microwave methodssolution
carbonate sediments
techniques
accelerator mass spectroscopy
mass spectroscopy
spectroscopy
sample preparation
sediments
methodsgeochronologyC 14carbonisotopesradioactive isotopesabsolute age
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Lowe, D. C., Brailsford, G. W., & Drummond, G. W. (1988). Microwave oven pretreatment of carbonates for 14C dating by accelerator mass spectrometry. Radiocarbon, 30(3), 385-387.Publisher
American Journal of ScienceJournal
RadiocarbonAdditional Links
http://radiocarbon.webhost.uits.arizona.edu/Abstract
A microwave oven is used to pretreat carbonate samples prior to graphitisation and radiocarbon dating by accelerator mass spectrometry. The method reduces the risk of contamination of small carbonate samples and provides a fast and convenient method for the acid evolution of CO2.Type
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