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Glasgow University Radiocarbon Measurements VI

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

J. G. Farmer
Affiliation:
Chemistry Department, The University, Glasgow, G12 8QQ
M. J. Stenhouse
Affiliation:
Chemistry Department, The University, Glasgow, G12 8QQ
M. S. Baxter
Affiliation:
Chemistry Department, The University, Glasgow, G12 8QQ
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The following list presents results obtained during 1970-1971 and is a continuation of research of which data have been pub. previously (Baxter et al., 1969; Ergin et al., 1970; Baxter and Walton, 1970; Harkness and Walton, 1972; Ergin et al., 1972). The major research efforts at Glasgow are aimed at evaluation of (a) natural annual C14 levels and (b) burdens and residence times of artificial C14 in the environment and human tissues. The results of these studies are presented as δC14 and Δ values based on age-corrected activities, although this correction is very small. The errors quoted are counting uncertainties only, expressed at the 1σ level. Pretreatment procedures are outlined in the text and analytical methods are essentially unchanged. Gas proportional counting of both CO2 and CH4 is employed in 2.6L and 0.5L detectors, respectively. Mass spectrometric analyses are performed to a precision of 0.1‰ (± 2σ) on a V.G. Micromass 602B stable isotope mass spectrometer.

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