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Determination of Radon by Liquid Scintillation α/β Particle Spectrometry: Towards the Resolution of a 14C Dating Problem
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 July 2016
Abstract
Traces of uranium and radium within the 14C sample generate radon (Rn) which gets occluded during the benzene synthesis, thus generating false (extra) counts within the 14C counting window. This, if undetected, gives rise to erroneous 14C age determinations. The application of simultaneous α and β liquid scintillation spectrometry will enable a mathematical evaluation of the 14C signal unaffected by α and β particle emissions from radon decay daughters.
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