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Accuracy and Precision in Dating Microgram Carbon Samples

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

J S Vogel ,
D E Nelson  and
J R Southon
J S Vogel
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology, Simon Eraser University Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6 Canada
D E Nelson
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology, Simon Eraser University Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6 Canada
J R Southon
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology, Simon Eraser University Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6 Canada
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Abstract

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The accuracy of AMS radiocarbon determinations on very small samples has been tested by measuring a suite of microgram-sized samples of a known-age material. The total measurement precision for the smallest sample (50μg) was found to be ± 3% and the precision improved with larger sample size. The accuracies of the measurements were found to be within the measurement precisions.

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Research Article
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Radiocarbon , Volume 31 , Issue 2 , 1989 , pp. 145 - 149
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Copyright © The American Journal of Science 

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