Zinc reduction as an alternative method for AMS radiocarbon dating: Process optimization at CIRCE

Radiocarbon

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 139-149

  Marzaioli, F ^a   Borriello, G ^a   Passariello, I ^a   Lubritto, C ^a   de Cesare, N ^a   D'Onofrio, A ^a   Terrasi, F ^a  

^a Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY; ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CARBON ISOTOPE; GRAPHITE; HYDROGEN; OPTIMIZATION; RADIOCARBON DATING; REDUCTION; ZINC;

EID: 44449103149     PISSN: 00338222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033822200043423     Document Type: Article

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