Design and reality: Continuous-flow accelerator mass spectrometry (CFAMS)

von Reden, K. F., Roberts, M. L., Mcintyre, C. P. and Burton, J. R. (2011) Design and reality: Continuous-flow accelerator mass spectrometry (CFAMS). Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 269(24), pp. 3176-3179. (doi: 10.1016/j.nimb.2011.04.019)

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Abstract

In 2007 we published the design of a novel accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) system capable of analyzing gaseous samples injected continuously into a microwave plasma gas ion source. Obvious advantages of such a system are drastically reduced processing times and avoidance of potentially contaminating chemical preparation steps. Another paper in these proceedings will present the progress with the development of the microwave gas ion source that has since been built and tested at the National Ocean Sciences AMS Facility in Woods Hole. In this paper we will review the original design and present updates, reflecting our recent encouraging experience with the system. A simple summary: large acceptance ion beam optics design is beneficial to accelerator mass spectrometry in general, but essential to AMS with plasma gas ion sources.

Item Type:Articles
Additional Information:This work is supported by a Cooperative Agreement (OCE-0753487) with the US National Science Foundation.
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Mcintyre, Dr Cameron
Authors: von Reden, K. F., Roberts, M. L., Mcintyre, C. P., and Burton, J. R.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre
Journal Name:Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:0168-583X
ISSN (Online):1872-9584

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