ANSTO Radiocarbon Laboratory: developments to meet the needs of our community

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dc.contributor.authorBertuch, Fen_AU
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, AAen_AU
dc.contributor.authorYang, Ben_AU
dc.contributor.authorNguyen, THen_AU
dc.contributor.authorVarley, Sen_AU
dc.contributor.authorJacobsen, GEen_AU
dc.contributor.authorHua, Qen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-20T03:51:36Zen_AU
dc.date.available2023-01-20T03:51:36Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2021-11-17en_AU
dc.date.statistics2022-07-01en_AU
dc.description.abstractThe radiocarbon chemistry laboratories in the Centre for Accelerator Science at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) have a role providing support to AMS measurements for government organisations, industry, and academia in Australia and overseas. Over recent years the radiocarbon laboratories at ANSTO have expanded to support projects that address unique challenges which include environmental issues, the sustainable management of water resources, climate variability, ecological studies, and research into Indigenous heritage. The increase of work in these areas has seen a growing demand for processing samples of groundwater, rock art, ice cores, tree rings and Antarctic mosses. Here we will present an update of our procedures for processing a diverse range of sample types. We will also describe developments such as an automated dissolved organic carbon (DIC) extraction system for water samples, and our automated AAA pretreatment system. We will also outline our range of graphitisation systems which include a set of 24 Fe/H2 graphitisation units, 6 microconventional furnace (MCF) Fe/H2 graphitisation lines, a laser heated furnace (LHF) graphitisation system, and an Ionplus AGE-3 graphitisation system (owned by UNSW). Our MCF and conventional graphitisation lines have been designed to handle and reliably produce graphite targets containing as little as 5 μg and 10ugC of carbon respectively), making the graphitisation of minute carbon samples from rock art and ice cores possible.en_AU
dc.identifier.booktitle15th International Conference on Accelerator Mass Spectrometryen_AU
dc.identifier.citationBertuch, F., Williams, A., Yang, B., Nguyen, T., Varley, S., Jacobsen, G., & Hua, Q. (2021). ANSTO Radiocarbon Laboratory: developments to meet the needs of our community. Poster presented to the 15th International Conference on Accelerator Mass Spectrometry. ANSTO Sydney, Australia. November 15th – 19th, 2021. (pp. 236). Retrieved from: https://ams15sydney.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AMS-15-Full-Program-and-Abstract-Book-R-1.pdfen_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceenddate19 November 2021en_AU
dc.identifier.conferencename15th International Conference on Accelerator Mass Spectrometryen_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceplaceSydney, Australiaen_AU
dc.identifier.conferencestartdate15 November 2021en_AU
dc.identifier.pagination236en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://ams15sydney.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AMS-15-Full-Program-and-Abstract-Book-R-1.pdfen_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/14452en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherAustralian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisationen_AU
dc.subjectANSTOen_AU
dc.subjectCarbon 14en_AU
dc.subjectLaboratoriesen_AU
dc.subjectAcceleratorsen_AU
dc.subjectMass spectroscopyen_AU
dc.subjectWateren_AU
dc.subjectGround wateren_AU
dc.subjectClimatesen_AU
dc.subjectAustraliaen_AU
dc.subjectHistorical aspectsen_AU
dc.titleANSTO Radiocarbon Laboratory: developments to meet the needs of our communityen_AU
dc.typeConference Abstracten_AU
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