Sources of Random Error in the Debrecen Radiocarbon Laboratory
Issue Date
1990-01-01Keywords
causesDebrecen Laboratory
decontamination
accuracy
variations
standard materials
analysis
errors
measurement
techniquespeatorganic residuessample preparationsedimentswoodC 14carbonisotopesradioactive isotopesshellsabsolute age
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Hertelendi, E. (1990). Sources of random error in the Debrecen radiocarbon laboratory. Radiocarbon, 32(3), 283-287.Journal
RadiocarbonDescription
From the International Workshop on Intercomparison of Radiocarbon Laboratories.Additional Links
http://radiocarbon.webhost.uits.arizona.edu/Abstract
A new high-pressure methane-filled counter system for 14C dating was installed in 1986 when the first stage of the International Collaborative Study (ICS) started. Random errors in the new measuring system and in the process of chemical pretreatment and preparation were checked during the three years of intercomparison. Results show that the most important source of error in our laboratory is gas contamination. This causes variation of the count rate to exceed the statistically expected variability. Other sources of error are also discussed and limits of their contributions are given.Type
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