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Developments in Sample Combustion to Carbon Dioxide, and in the Oxford AMS Carbon Dioxide Ion Source System

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

R. E. M. Hedges ,
M. J. Humm ,
John Foreman ,
G. J. Van Klinken  and
C. R. Bronk
R. E. M. Hedges
Affiliation:
Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit, Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, University of Oxford, 6 Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3QJ, UK
M. J. Humm
Affiliation:
Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit, Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, University of Oxford, 6 Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3QJ, UK
John Foreman
Affiliation:
Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit, Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, University of Oxford, 6 Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3QJ, UK
G. J. Van Klinken
Affiliation:
Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit, Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, University of Oxford, 6 Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3QJ, UK
C. R. Bronk
Affiliation:
Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit, Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, University of Oxford, 6 Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3QJ, UK
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Abstract

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We describe the operation of a commercial system as modified for preparation of CO2 for the CO2 source. AMS samples are automatically combusted in a CHN analyzer, and stable isotope measurements are made on line. We describe the performance of this equipment, with reference to yield, sample contamination, memory effect, accuracy of isotope measurement, convenience and cost. We discuss the current status of dating using the CO2 source. This is the only source in operation at Oxford, and has been in routine dating since September 1989. We assess the practicalities of operation, including the latest measurements on background, memory, sample-size requirements and operating schedules. We also describe modifications to the sputter beam optics and to the gas handling systems.

Type
I. Sample Preparation and Measurement Techniques
Information
Radiocarbon , Volume 34 , Issue 3: Proceedings of the 14th International Radiocarbon Conference , 1992 , pp. 306 - 311
Copyright
Copyright © The American Journal of Science 

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