Systematic Investigations of 14C Measurements at the Vienna Environmental Research Accelerator
Issue Date
1998-01-01Keywords
Lower AustriaVienna Austria
academic institutions
isotope fractionation
precision
mathematical methods
statistical analysis
C 14 C 12
instruments
errorsAustriaisotope ratiosCentral Europeaccelerator mass spectroscopymass spectroscopyspectroscopyEuropeC 14carbonisotopesradioactive isotopesC 13 C 12stable isotopesabsolute age
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Rom, W., Golser, R., Kutschera, W., Priller, A., Steier, P., & Wild, E. (1998). Systematic investigations of 14C measurements at the Vienna Environmental Research Accelerator. Radiocarbon, 40(1), 255-263.Journal
RadiocarbonDescription
From the 16th International Radiocarbon Conference held in Gronigen, Netherlands, June 16-20, 1997.Additional Links
http://radiocarbon.webhost.uits.arizona.edu/Abstract
A newly operating accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) facility such as VERA has to go through an extensive testing phase in order to establish optimal conditions for 14C measurements, especially in the field of archaeological samples where an overall precision of 0.5% is desirable. We discuss the results of our measurements at the milligram carbon level as they relate to long-term stability, reproducibility, precision and isotope fractionation.Type
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