Status report on sample preparation facilities for 14C analysis at the new CologneAMS center

The new AMS facility at the University of Cologne (CologneAMS), Germany, was established in 2010 with the delivery of the HVE 6MV Tandetron AMS, which will be used for 14C, 26Al, 36Cl, 41Ca, 129I, 239U and 244Pu analyses. Parallel to the AMS installation the radiocarbon group has started to set up a...

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Published in:Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms Beam interactions with materials and atoms, 2013-01, Vol.294, p.168-172
Main Authors: Rethemeyer, J., Fülöp, R.-H., Höfle, S., Wacker, L., Heinze, S., Hajdas, I., Patt, U., König, S., Stapper, B., Dewald, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Automation
Beam interactions
Blanks
Cologne
Compound specific radiocarbon
Gas chromatography
Graphitization
New AMS facility
Organic compounds
Process blank
Radiocarbon sample preparation
Small samples
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Summary:The new AMS facility at the University of Cologne (CologneAMS), Germany, was established in 2010 with the delivery of the HVE 6MV Tandetron AMS, which will be used for 14C, 26Al, 36Cl, 41Ca, 129I, 239U and 244Pu analyses. Parallel to the AMS installation the radiocarbon group has started to set up and test sample preparation methods and instruments for different materials. We present first results of reference and standard materials that have been processed and graphitized in our lab and measured at the ETH and CologneAMS facilities. The graphitization blank and its influence on small samples sizes processed with an automated graphitization system have been determined. Work on isolation of individual organic compounds with a preparative gas chromatography system has been started. The focus of our future work will be on reducing process blank levels and sample sizes as well as on the application of compound-specific radiocarbon analyses in (paleo-) environmental research.
ISSN:0168-583X
1872-9584
DOI:10.1016/j.nimb.2012.02.012