Qualitative application based on IR spectroscopy for bone sample quality control in radiocarbon dating

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 259, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 316-319

  Gianfrate, G ^a   D'Elia, M ^a   Quarta, G ^a   Giotta, L ^a   Valli, L ^a   Calcagnile, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

AMS; Bones; Collagen; IR spectroscopy; Radiocarbon dating

Indexed keywords

BONE; CARBON; COLLAGEN; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ISOTOPES; QUALITY CONTROL; SAMPLING;

ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY; DEMINERALIZATION; RADIOCARBON DATING;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

EID: 34248165894     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2007.01.309     Document Type: Article

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