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The ETH/SIN Dating Facility: A Status Report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

Georges Bonani
Affiliation:
Institut für Mittelenergiephysik, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
Hans-Jakob Hofmann
Affiliation:
Institut für Mittelenergiephysik, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
Elvezio Morenzoni
Affiliation:
Institut für Mittelenergiephysik, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
Marzio Nessi
Affiliation:
Institut für Mittelenergiephysik, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
Martin Suter
Affiliation:
Institut für Mittelenergiephysik, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
Willy Wölfli
Affiliation:
Institut für Mittelenergiephysik, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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Abstract

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The ETH/SIN AMS dating facility is routinely used for 10Be, 14C, 26Al, and 36Cl measurements. The present status and performance of this facility are reviewed and some of its major applications summarized.

Type
I. AMS Techniques
Copyright
Copyright © The American Journal of Science 

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