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New 14C Reference Materials with Activities of 15 and 50 pMC

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

Martijn Le Clercq
Affiliation:
Centre for Isotope Research, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, NL-9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
Johannes Van Der Plicht
Affiliation:
Centre for Isotope Research, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, NL-9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
Manfred Gröning
Affiliation:
International Atomic Energy Agency, Isotope Hydrology Section, P.O. Box 100, A-1400 Vienna, Austria
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Abstract

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Two new 14C reference materials have been developed for international use, filling a gap in the present C1–C6 series available from the IAEA. By mixing a modern and a synthetic substance, 150 kg of C7 (ca. 50 pMC activity) and C8 (ca. 15 pMC activity), respectively, were obtained.

Type
Part 1: Methods
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