Open AccessCarbon isotope variations and fractionation corrections in 14 C dating
Author(s) -
OLSSON INGRID U.,
OSADEBE FRANCIS A. N.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
boreas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.95
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1502-3885
pISSN - 0300-9483
DOI - 10.1111/j.1502-3885.1974.tb00672.x
Subject(s) - isotopes of carbon , fractionation , isotope , carbon fibers , geology , carbon 14 , radiocarbon dating , carbon dioxide , mineralogy , nuclear physics , chemistry , physics , paleontology , materials science , chromatography , composite material , organic chemistry , composite number
The formulas for correcting 14 C measurements are explained. The expected ranges of the δ 13 C values for some types of samples are given. It is pointed out that the corrections are approximate because of the choice of correction formula, and that all samples arc normalized to wood samples instead of to carbon dioxide of the air. Some results from the Uppsala laboratory for plant materials and carbonates are given.