Abstract
Liquid scintillation counting (LSC) for radiocarbon dating is a less expensive method than accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS), provides a high degree of accuracy, and is less prone to contamination due to the larger sample sizes. However, to obtain high precision, a long counting time is needed. The Gliwice Radiocarbon Laboratory is seeking to obtain an increased counting capacity with 2-3 mL benzene samples than we presently can achieve with our 2 Quantulus systems. We are therefore investigating the possibility of using a simple, single-phototube LS system (ICELS) for dating samples younger than 5000 yr. We present the first results of this investigation, including the measurement of 3 VIRI and 3 FIRI intercomparison samples.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1661-1666 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Radiocarbon |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Archeology (arts and humanities)
- General Earth and Planetary Sciences
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