MICADAS: Routine and High-Precision Radiocarbon Dating

The prototype mini carbon dating system (MICADAS) at ETH Zurich has been in routine operation for almost 2 yr. Because of its simple and compact layout, setting up a radiocarbon measurement is fast and the system runs very reliably over days or even weeks without retuning. The stability of the instr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Radiocarbon 2010, Vol.52 (2), p.252-262
Hauptverfasser:	Wacker, L, Bonani, G, Friedrich, M, Hajdas, I, Kromer, B, Němec, M, Ruff, M, Suter, M, Synal, H-A, Vockenhuber, C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accelerator Mass Spectrometry
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Zusammenfassung:	The prototype mini carbon dating system (MICADAS) at ETH Zurich has been in routine operation for almost 2 yr. Because of its simple and compact layout, setting up a radiocarbon measurement is fast and the system runs very reliably over days or even weeks without retuning. The stability of the instrument is responsible for the good performance in highest-precision measurements where results of single samples can be reproduced within less than 2‰. The measurements are described and the performance of MICADAS is demonstrated on measured data.
ISSN:	0033-8222 1945-5755
DOI:	10.1017/S0033822200045288