Göran Skog
Senior lecturer
Accelerator mass spectrometry - an overview
Author
Summary, in English
The technique of accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) has spread worldwide since its first demonstration 25 years ago. The equipment used today is very diverse and dedicated accelerators as well as old "nuclear physics machines" can be found in the nearly 50 AMS laboratories today. The most widely spread application of AMS is for radiocarbon dating. However, AMS with C-14 as well as with other long-lived isotopes have also found applications in many other fields in physics and beyond.
Department/s
- Nuclear physics
- Department of Physics
- Quaternary Sciences
Publishing year
2003
Language
English
Pages
365-372
Publication/Series
Vacuum
Volume
70
Issue
2-3
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Elsevier
Topic
- Subatomic Physics
- Physical Sciences
- Geology
Keywords
- radiocarbon
- electrostatic accelerator
- rare isotope
- AMS
- accelerator mass spectrometry
Status
Published
Research group
- AMS, Nuclear Physics
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0042-207X