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A Batch Preparation Method for Graphite Targets With Low Background for AMS 14C Measurements

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

Hiroyuki Kitagawa ,
Toshiyuki Masuzawa ,
Toshio Makamura  and
Eiji Matsumoto
Hiroyuki Kitagawa*
Affiliation:
Water Research Institute, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464–01, Japan
Toshiyuki Masuzawa
Affiliation:
Water Research Institute, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464–01, Japan
Toshio Makamura
Affiliation:
Dating and Materials Research Center, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-01, Japan
Eiji Matsumoto
Affiliation:
Water Research Institute, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464–01, Japan
*
Present address: International Research Center for Japanese Studies, Oeyama-cho, Goryo, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 610-11, Japan
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Abstract

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We have developed a method of graphitization from CO2 samples for accurate 14C measurements by accelerator mass spectrometry. Our batch method, using a sealed Vycor tube, reduces the risk of contamination during graphitization and makes it possible to prepare many samples in a short time (typically 20 samples per day).

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Radiocarbon , Volume 35 , Issue 2 , 1993 , pp. 295 - 300
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Copyright © The American Journal of Science 

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