The Radiocarbon Laboratory at the University of Barcelona
Issue Date
1991-01-01Keywords
laboratoriesBarcelona Spain
liquid scintillation technique
radiocarbon laboratory
University of Barcelona
quality control
liquid scintillation
Spain
Iberian Peninsula
instrumentsSouthern EuropetechniquesEuropesample preparationgeochronologyC 14carbonisotopesradioactive isotopesabsolute age
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Mestres, J. S., García, J. F., & Rauret, G. (1991). The radiocarbon laboratory at the University of Barcelona. Radiocarbon, 33(1), 23-34.Journal
RadiocarbonAdditional Links
http://radiocarbon.webhost.uits.arizona.edu/Abstract
In 1983, the University of Barcelona, the Institut d'Estudis Catalans and the Department of Culture of the Generalitat de Catalunya agreed to establish a laboratory for radiocarbon measurement at the Analytical Chemistry Department of the University of Barcelona. The liquid scintillation technique was chosen for radiocarbon counting. The counting laboratory is in the basement of a six-story building.Type
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