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Progress in AMS Measurements at the LLNL Spectrometer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

J. R. Southon,
J. S. Vogel,
S. E. Trumbore,
J. C. Davis,
M. L. Roberts,
M. W. Caffee,
R. C. Finkel,
I. D. Proctor,
D. W. Heikkinen and
A. J. Berno
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J. R. Southon
Affiliation:
Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, University of California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550 USA
J. S. Vogel
Affiliation:
Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, University of California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550 USA
S. E. Trumbore
Affiliation:
Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, University of California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550 USA
J. C. Davis
Affiliation:
Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, University of California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550 USA
M. L. Roberts
Affiliation:
Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, University of California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550 USA
M. W. Caffee
Affiliation:
Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, University of California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550 USA
R. C. Finkel
Affiliation:
Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, University of California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550 USA
I. D. Proctor
Affiliation:
Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, University of California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550 USA
D. W. Heikkinen
Affiliation:
Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, University of California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550 USA
A. J. Berno
Affiliation:
Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, University of California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550 USA
R. S. Hornady
Affiliation:
Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, University of California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550 USA
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We report on the present status of the Lawrence Livermore AMS spectrometer, including sample throughput and progress towards routine 1% measurement capability for 14C, first results on other isotopes and experience with a multisample high-intensity ion source.

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I. Sample Preparation and Measurement Techniques
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Radiocarbon , Volume 34 , Issue 3: Proceedings of the 14th International Radiocarbon Conference , 1992, pp. 473 - 477
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Copyright © The American Journal of Science 

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