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14C Measurements of Sub-Milligram Carbon Samples From Aerosols

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Author(s)

R Weissenbok, S R. Biegalski, D Klinedinst, R Golser, George A. Klouda, W Kutschera, A Priller, William N. Rom, P Steier, E Wild, Lloyd A. Currie, R F. Sekerka

Abstract

Accelerator mass spectrometry [AMS] at the milligram level is routinely performed, but it is difficult to go substantially below 100 ug of carbon. We discuss various approaches for sample preparation, machine operation, and data evaluation, to meet the special requirements for 14C AMS measurements at the microgram-carbon level. Furthermore, we present first results obtained at the Vienna Environmental Research Accelerator (VERA) from 14C measurements of a snow sample from Gaithersburg, MD, USA, prepared at the National Institute of Standards and Technology [NIST].
Citation
Radiocarbon
Volume
40
Issue
No. 1-2
Pub Type
Journals

Keywords

14C in urban snow, aerosol chemistry, carbon isotope, combustion carbon, urban particles

Citation

Weissenbok, R. , Biegalski, S. , Klinedinst, D. , Golser, R. , Klouda, G. , Kutschera, W. , Priller, A. , Rom, W. , Steier, P. , Wild, E. , Currie, L. and Sekerka, R. (1998), <sup>14</sup>C Measurements of Sub-Milligram Carbon Samples From Aerosols, Radiocarbon (Accessed October 31, 2024)

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Created July 31, 1998, Updated October 12, 2021