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La Plata Radiocarbon Laboratory Liquid Scintillation Counting and Inter-Laboratory Check Samples

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

Roberto Andres Huarte  and
Anibal Juan Figini
Roberto Andres Huarte
Affiliation:
Laboratories de Tritio y Radiocarbono, LATYR, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Paseo del Bosque, 1900 La Plata, Argentina
Anibal Juan Figini
Affiliation:
Laboratories de Tritio y Radiocarbono, LATYR, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Paseo del Bosque, 1900 La Plata, Argentina
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The development and improvement of benzene synthesis for radiocarbon dating by liquid scintillation counting was started at LATYR in 1981. The basic technique employed was described by Polach, Gower & Frazer (1972). The line of benzene synthesis is similar to that used by Coleman et al (1972). The pretreatment of the samples and transformation to CO2 has been previously described (Figini et al, 1984). The conditions of measurement were partially determined according to Pearson (1979). Results of measurements of interlaboratory check samples using the technique described are given.

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Radiocarbon , Volume 30 , Issue 3 , 1988 , pp. 347 - 350
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