The 3MV multi-element AMS in Xi'an, China: Unique features and preliminary tests

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Abstract

A 3MV multi-element accelerator mass spectrometer (AMS) has been installed in Xi'an, China, and preliminary tests have been completed. The results of both background and precision tests for 4 nuclides are 3.1 × 10-16, 0.2% (14C); 1.8 × 10-14, 1.4% (10Be); 2.3 × 10-15, 1.14% (26Al); and 2.0 × 10-14, 1.75% (129I). The unique features of this facility are the newly developed ion source accepting solid and CO2 samples; the specially designed low-energy injector, including a "beam blanking unit" and "Q-snout"; the acceleration tube structure with the combined magnetic and electrostatic suppression; and the function of the slit stabilization in the post-acceleration system. These features are discussed in terms of the end-user's point of view.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)285-293
Number of pages9
JournalRadiocarbon
Volume48
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006

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