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Radiocarbon dating
Jonas Metzger and Samuel Krieg
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Num
bers
of C
-14
Atom
s
0 5'000 10'000 Time in ages15'000
C-14 Dating
C-14C-14
C-14C-14
C-14C-14 C-14C-14
C-14
100%
50%
25%12.5%
Blend
C-14
Cosmic radiation
C-14
Stratosphere
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unstable atom ‚radiation'
Atom changed to an other
Radioactive decay
Examples:- Radon changed to Polonium- Carbon changed to Nitrogen
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Sample preparationCleaning of sample-> Remove contaminants
Graphitisation-> Minimised sample contamination-> No cross-contamination-> Reproducible and reliable
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Particle accelerator2. Mass spectrometer
Ion source
1. Mass spectrometer
C-14
Detector
otherAtoms
The sample is fragemented into
atoms
The accelerator is a huge filter
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6 MV EN-Tandem 600 kV PSI/ETH system 200 kV system for 14C
Multi isotope system
Evolution of AMS over the last 10 years
High precision 14C dating
15 m 2.5 m 1 m
Biomedical 14C applications
TANDY MICADAS BioMICADAS
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Dimensions of the new accelerator14C
13C12C
2.5 m
3.0 m
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Overview
3. filterstripping processmolecule destruction
2. filtermass analysis(low-energy end)
5. filterparticle identification
4. filtermass analysis(high-energy end)
1. filternegative ion formation
13C / 12C14C / 12C
12C13C
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Conclusions
MICADAS...
- runs very stable over time
- runs unattended with low maintenance
- dates samples back to 45 000 years
- allows high-precision measurements
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Requirements for high-precision
- Reproducible sample preparation-> Sample composition
(procedure blank, contamination)-> Quantity-> Sample geometry
- Stability of the measuring system-> Changes in sample geometry-> Instrumental drifts-> Cross contamination-> Linearity
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Golden Handfeste of Berne
Sample Radiocarbon age δ13CNumber Type (BP) +- (‰)ETH36716.1 parchment 888 20 -22.6ETH36716.2 parchment 878 19 -20.7ETH36716.3 parchment 882 19 -23.9ETH36716.4 parchment 875 19 -22.3ETH36716 parchment 881 10 -22.4
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Blank variation: < 0.5 ‰
Statistical uncertainty: 1.0 - 3.0 ‰
Reproducibility of samples: 0.5 - 3.0 ‰
Standard normalisation: 0.5 - 1.5 ‰
Over all uncertainty: 1.5 - 5.0 ‰
age depended
relative
Summary
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