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RADIOCARBON DATING ON ECHOMICADAS, LSCE, GIF-SUR-YVETTE, FRANCE: NEW AND UPDATED CHEMICAL PROCEDURES

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Christine Hatté Open the ORCID record for Christine Hatté [Opens in a new window] ,
Maurice Arnold ,
Arnaud Dapoigny ,
Valérie Daux Open the ORCID record for Valérie Daux [Opens in a new window] ,
Georgette Delibrias ,
Diane Du Boisgueheneuc ,
Michel Fontugne Open the ORCID record for Michel Fontugne [Opens in a new window] ,
Caroline Gauthier ,
Marie-Thérèse Guillier  and
Jérémy Jacob Open the ORCID record for Jérémy Jacob [Opens in a new window]
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Christine Hatté*
Affiliation:
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE), UMR 8212 CEA CNRS UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
Maurice Arnold
Affiliation:
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE), UMR 8212 CEA CNRS UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
Arnaud Dapoigny
Affiliation:
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE), UMR 8212 CEA CNRS UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
Valérie Daux
Affiliation:
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE), UMR 8212 CEA CNRS UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
Georgette Delibrias
Affiliation:
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE), UMR 8212 CEA CNRS UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
Diane Du Boisgueheneuc
Affiliation:
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE), UMR 8212 CEA CNRS UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
Michel Fontugne
Affiliation:
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE), UMR 8212 CEA CNRS UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
Caroline Gauthier
Affiliation:
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE), UMR 8212 CEA CNRS UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
Marie-Thérèse Guillier
Affiliation:
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE), UMR 8212 CEA CNRS UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
Jérémy Jacob
Affiliation:
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE), UMR 8212 CEA CNRS UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
Michel Jaudon
Affiliation:
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE), UMR 8212 CEA CNRS UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
Évelyne Kaltnecker
Affiliation:
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE), UMR 8212 CEA CNRS UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
Jacques Labeyrie
Affiliation:
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE), UMR 8212 CEA CNRS UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
Claude Noury
Affiliation:
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE), UMR 8212 CEA CNRS UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
Martine Paterne
Affiliation:
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE), UMR 8212 CEA CNRS UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
Monique Pierre
Affiliation:
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE), UMR 8212 CEA CNRS UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
Brian Phouybanhdyt
Affiliation:
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE), UMR 8212 CEA CNRS UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
Jean-Jacques Poupeau
Affiliation:
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE), UMR 8212 CEA CNRS UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
Jean-François Tannau
Affiliation:
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE), UMR 8212 CEA CNRS UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
François Thil
Affiliation:
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE), UMR 8212 CEA CNRS UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
Nadine Tisnérat-Laborde
Affiliation:
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE), UMR 8212 CEA CNRS UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
Hélène Valladas
Affiliation:
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE), UMR 8212 CEA CNRS UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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Abstract

The Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE) has operated a radiocarbon dating laboratory for almost 70 years. It has evolved from a traditional ß-decay counting to an accelerator mass spectrometry facility. In 2015, the LSCE received a major upgrade with the installation of a MICADAS. This evolution required adjustments in sample preparation to match the new capability to date samples as small as a few tens of µgC. We summarize here the sample cleaning procedures and the chemical purification or extraction treatment that we apply to the samples. We also report values of blank and reference materials of different matrices that match the large diversity of samples handled at LSCE.

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14C datingchemical treatmentsECHoMICADAS
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Radiocarbon , Volume 66 , Issue 5: 24th Radiocarbon and 10th 14C & Archaeology, Zurich, Sept. 11–16, 2022 Proceedings Part 1 of 2 , October 2024 , pp. 1166 - 1181
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Selected Papers from the 24th Radiocarbon and 10th Radiocarbon & Archaeology International Conferences, Zurich, Switzerland, 11–16 Sept. 2022

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