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Measurements of the Oxalic Acid II/Oxalic Acid I Ratio as a Quality Control Parameter at NOSAMS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

R. J. Schneider
Affiliation:
National Ocean Sciences AMS Facility, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole Massachusetts 02543 USA
A.P. McNichol
Affiliation:
National Ocean Sciences AMS Facility, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole Massachusetts 02543 USA
M. J. Nadeau
Affiliation:
National Ocean Sciences AMS Facility, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole Massachusetts 02543 USA
K.F. Von Reden
Affiliation:
National Ocean Sciences AMS Facility, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole Massachusetts 02543 USA
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Abstract

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Precision of AMS single-target measurements is usually based on counting statistics and variance during the data acquisition cycle. Additional longer-term variability may be studied by looking at the variability of the standards from cycle to cycle.

Type
V. Advances in Measurement Techniques
Copyright
Copyright © the Department of Geosciences, The University of Arizona 

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