TA2 Facility 16 – Carbon-14 Dating AMS Laboratory
Average visit: 5 days
The Carbon-14 dating AMS Laboratory (AMS14C) provides C-14 analyses of Terrestrial/Extraterrestrial organic and inorganic samples, organic plant, inorganic carbonate, soil, gas, water and other liquids, rocks and meteorite (in-situ C-14). Technical parameters:
- C-14 analyses using AMS system.
- Fully equipped chemistry Lab for all kind of samples, including specialized line for extraction of in-situ C-14 from rocks.
- The EnvironMICADAS includes all the necessary supporting infrastructure, equipment, and the gas ion source interface (GIS). It fulfils all the requirements needed for high-precision AMS 14C measurement.
- HEKAL AMS C-14 sample preparation laboratory includes a physical sample processing lab, a chemistry lab, a sample combustion/gas cleaning lab, graphitization and target press lines.
- In the case of micro samples (0.01-0.1 mg C), a CO2 gas based AMS analyses is applied using the gas ion source interface GIS of the MICADAS.
- A multipurpose gas handling system was developed for the gas ion source of Environ-MICADAS at ETH Zürich, that is designed for the measurement of small samples (<0.1 mg C, down to 10µg) with moderate precision (~1.0% relative error on a modern sample).
Contact:
Dr. Mihály Molnár, ISOTOPTECH Zrt. Bem ter 18/c, H-4026 Debrecen, Hungary.
molnar.mihaly@atomki.mta.hu
molnarmihaly@isotoptech.hu
We strongly advise you to get in touch with the host facility to discuss the technical feasibility of your proposal before submitting an application.
TA 2.16: Cryogenic CO2 gas cleaning at AMS14C facility. Credit: Isotoptech Zrt.
TA 2.16: Graphitization reactors at AMS14C facility. Credit: Isotoptech Zrt.
TA 2.16: Vacuum sealing at AMS14C facility. Credit: Isotoptech Zrt.
TA 2.16: Gas handling line at AMS14C facility. Credit: Isotoptech Zrt.
TA 2.16: AMS graphites at AMS14C facility. Credit: Isotoptech Zrt.
TA 2.16: Small snail samples for AMS C-14 analyses. Credit: Isotoptech Zrt.
TA 2.16: Microscope(visual) check of a sample for AMS C-14 analyses. Credit: Isotoptech Zrt.
TA 2.16: EnvironMICADAS (ETHZ) C-14 AMS system at AMS14C facility. Credit: Isotoptech Zrt.
TA 2.16: Ion source of the EnvironMICADAS AMS. Credit: Isotoptech Zrt.
TA 2.16: Gas Interface use, during GIS AMS analyses of small (< 0.1 mg C) samples at AMS14C facility. Credit: Isotoptech Zrt.
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