Publication Date:
2021-06-21
Description:
The radiocarbon analysis laboratory at Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
(AWI) is equipped with an accelerator mass spectrometer (AMS) MICADAS (MIni CArbon Dating System). The
laboratory provides routine 14C analyses on bulk organic matter, plant fragments, dissolved and particulate
organic matter, individual molecular lipids, and carbonate (micro-) fossils with the aim to foster international
research efforts in vulnerable high latitudes. The AWI MICADAS allows AMS 14C analysis on graphite targets as
well as on CO2 samples via gas injection into the hybrid ion source. The laboratory thus provides reliable datasets
even if only small amounts of sample material are available, a problem often encountered in polar research. Here
we describe the standard operation procedures and sample preparation methods employed, and demonstrate the
instrument performance and data quality based on repeat analysis of international reference materials.
Repository Name:
EPIC Alfred Wegener Institut
Type:
Article
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