Developments in micro-sample 14C AMS at the ANTARES AMS facility

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

Volumn 268, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 919-923

  Smith, A M ^a   Hua, Q ^a   Williams, A ^a   Levchenko, V ^a   Yang, Bin ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

AMS; Bosch process; Graphitisation; Micro sample

Indexed keywords

ANTARES; AUTOMATED OPERATIONS; BOSCH PROCESS; COOLED WATER; HIGH QUALITY SURFACE; IRON CATALYST; OPERATING EXPERIENCE; PELTIER; SAMPLE PREPARATION; TUBE FURNACES;

CATALYSTS; CESIUM; CESIUM COMPOUNDS; GRAPHITE; ION SOURCES; IONS; REACTIVE ION ETCHING;

GRAPHITIZATION;

EID: 77949906178     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2009.10.064     Document Type: Article

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