Accelerator mass spectrometry at Toronto

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Progress in accelerator mass spectrometry at the IsoTrace Laboratory is outlined. Results from calculations on quantum mechanical effects in the sputter source which influence isotope fractionation are presented with examples from radiocarbon analysis. Advantages accruing from the installation of an electric analyser in the low energy beam transport system are discussed with examples from chlorine and carbon analysis.

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