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Charles University, Prague Radiocarbon Measurements I

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

Jan Šilar
Affiliation:
Department of Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology, Charles University Albertov 6, CS-12843 Praha 2, Czechoslovakia
Richard Tykva
Affiliation:
Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences Flemingovo nám 2, CS-16610 Praha 6, Czechoslovakia
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We converted to CO2 samples of organic materials, Quaternary carbonate rocks and carbonates extracted from groundwater. We measured 14C radioactivity in a proportional counter with an effective volume of 723ml filled to 0.28MPa. A mechanical box with an inside cylinder of a plastic scintillator, 4cm thick, arranged in anticoincidence provides the shielding. We present a review of radiocarbon ages of Quaternary and archaeological samples.

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