Open AccessRapid Revelation of Radiocarbon Records with Laser Ablation Accelerator Mass Spectrometry
Author(s) -
Caroline Münsterer,
Lukas Wacker,
Bodo Hattendorf,
Marcus Christl,
Joachim Koch,
Rolf Dietiker,
Hans-Arno Synal,
Detlef Günther
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
chimia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 2673-2424
pISSN - 0009-4293
DOI - 10.2533/chimia.2014.215
Subject(s) - accelerator mass spectrometry , radiocarbon dating , laser ablation , mass spectrometry , laser , materials science , ion source , secondary ion mass spectrometry , optics , analytical chemistry (journal) , chemistry , ion , geology , physics , environmental chemistry , paleontology , organic chemistry , chromatography
By focusing high-intensity laser pulses on carbonate samples carbon dioxide is generated and can be directly introduced into the gas ion source (GIS) of an Accelerator Mass Spectrometer (AMS). This new technique allows rapid radiocarbon analyses at high spatial resolution. The design of the deignated laser ablation cell as well as first results on a stalagmite sample are presented.