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Development of Graphitization of μg-Sized Samples at Lund University

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

J Genberg ,
K Stenström ,
M Elfman  and
M Olsson
J Genberg*
Affiliation:
Nuclear Physics, Department of Physics, Lund University, Box 118, SE-22100, Lund, Sweden
K Stenström
Affiliation:
Nuclear Physics, Department of Physics, Lund University, Box 118, SE-22100, Lund, Sweden
M Elfman
Affiliation:
Nuclear Physics, Department of Physics, Lund University, Box 118, SE-22100, Lund, Sweden
M Olsson
Affiliation:
Nuclear Physics, Department of Physics, Lund University, Box 118, SE-22100, Lund, Sweden
*
Corresponding author. Email: johan.genberg@nuclear.lu.se.
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Abstract

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To be able to successfully measure radiocarbon with accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) in atmospheric aerosol samples, graphitization of small sample sizes (<50 μg carbon) must provide reproducible results. At Lund University, a graphitization line optimized for small samples has been constructed. Attention has been given to minimize the reduction reactor volume and each reactor is equipped with a very small pressure transducer that enables constant monitoring of the reaction. Samples as small as 25 μg of carbon have been successfully analyzed, and the mass detection limit of the system has probably not been reached.

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Sample Preparation
Information
Radiocarbon , Volume 52 , Issue 3: 20th Int. Radiocarbon Conference Proceedings , 2010 , pp. 1270 - 1276
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Copyright © 2010 by the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona 

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