THE ERLANGEN AMS FACILITY - STATUS-REPORT AND RESEARCH-PROGRAM

Authors
KRETSCHMER W ANTON G BERGMANN M FINCKH E KOWALZIK B KLEIN M LEIGART M MERZ S MORGENROTH G PIRINGER I
Citation
W. Kretschmer et al., THE ERLANGEN AMS FACILITY - STATUS-REPORT AND RESEARCH-PROGRAM, Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms, 123(1-4), 1997, pp. 93-96
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Nuclear","Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Instument & Instrumentation
Journal title
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms → ACNP
ISSN journal
0168583X
Volume
123
Issue
1-4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
93 - 96
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-583X(1997)123:1-4<93:TEAF-S>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
We report on technical developments at the Erlangen AMS facility since 1993. These include modifications to the ionizer and sample changer, improvements in the vacuum system throughout the machine and the insta llation of new accelerator tubes. For sample preparation the full line from AAA pretreatment, oxidation to carbon dioxide and catalytic redu ction to carbon has been established. For very small samples of less t han 500 mu g carbon a new reduction facility with a total volume of 3. 8 cm(3) has been built and is being optimized. We also give a short ou tline of the research programs currently being carried out and those p lanned for the near future.