ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY OF **3**6Cl IN LIMESTONE AND SOME PALEONTOLOGICAL SAMPLES USING COMPLETELY STRIPPED IONS.

P. W. Kubik, G. Korschinek, E. Nolte, U. Ratzinger, H. Ernst, S. Teichmann, H. Morinaga, E. Wild, P. Hille

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Abstract

Using the MP tandem-postaccelerator combination at the Munich Accelerator Laboratory, **3**6Cl atoms extracted from various natural samples were accelerated to an energy so high that 7% of them were stripped of all their 17 electrons. This made it possible to use the isobar **3**6S in macroscopic quantities as a guide beam to stabilize the whole system while still preserving perfect separation of **3**6Cl and **3**6S at the final stage. A detection sensitivity of up to 4 multiplied by 10** minus **1**5 for **3**6Cl in natural chlorine is attained. In the first experiments, the **3**6Cl abundances of paleontological samples and the cosmic ray induced **3**6Cl contents in limestone as a function of depth have been determined.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)B5/2
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Volume233
StatePublished - Nov 1984
EventAccel Mass Spectrom, Proc of the 3rd Int Symp -
Duration: 10 Apr 198413 Apr 1984

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