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RADIOCARBON PROTOCOLS AND FIRST INTERCOMPARISON RESULTS FROM THE CHRONOS 14CARBON-CYCLE FACILITY, UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

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Chris Turney Open the ORCID record for Chris Turney [Opens in a new window] ,
Lorena Becerra-Valdivia Open the ORCID record for Lorena Becerra-Valdivia [Opens in a new window] ,
Adam Sookdeo ,
Zoë A Thomas Open the ORCID record for Zoë A Thomas [Opens in a new window] ,
Jonathan Palmer ,
Heather A Haines ,
Haidee Cadd ,
Lukas Wacker Open the ORCID record for Lukas Wacker [Opens in a new window] ,
Andy Baker  and
Martin S Andersen
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Chris Turney*
Affiliation:
Chronos 14Carbon-Cycle Facility, Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW2052, Australia Earth and Sustainability Science Research Centre (ESSRC), School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW2052, Australia Australian Research Centre of Excellence in Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH), University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW2052, Australia
Lorena Becerra-Valdivia*
Affiliation:
Chronos 14Carbon-Cycle Facility, Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW2052, Australia Earth and Sustainability Science Research Centre (ESSRC), School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW2052, Australia Australian Research Centre of Excellence in Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH), University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW2052, Australia
Adam Sookdeo*
Affiliation:
Australian Research Centre of Excellence in Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH), University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW2052, Australia Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW2052, Australia
Zoë A Thomas
Affiliation:
Chronos 14Carbon-Cycle Facility, Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW2052, Australia Earth and Sustainability Science Research Centre (ESSRC), School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW2052, Australia Australian Research Centre of Excellence in Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH), University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW2052, Australia
Jonathan Palmer
Affiliation:
Chronos 14Carbon-Cycle Facility, Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW2052, Australia Earth and Sustainability Science Research Centre (ESSRC), School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW2052, Australia Australian Research Centre of Excellence in Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH), University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW2052, Australia
Heather A Haines
Affiliation:
Chronos 14Carbon-Cycle Facility, Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW2052, Australia Earth and Sustainability Science Research Centre (ESSRC), School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW2052, Australia Australian Research Centre of Excellence in Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH), University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW2052, Australia
Haidee Cadd
Affiliation:
Chronos 14Carbon-Cycle Facility, Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW2052, Australia Earth and Sustainability Science Research Centre (ESSRC), School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW2052, Australia Australian Research Centre of Excellence in Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH), University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW2052, Australia
Lukas Wacker
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Ion Beam Physics, ETH Zurich, HPK, H29, Otto-Stern-Weg 5, CH-8093Zürich, Switzerland
Andy Baker
Affiliation:
Earth and Sustainability Science Research Centre (ESSRC), School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW2052, Australia Australian Research Centre of Excellence in Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH), University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW2052, Australia
Martin S Andersen
Affiliation:
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW2052, Australia
Geraldine Jacobsen
Affiliation:
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), New Illawarra Road, Lucas Heights, NSW2234, Australia
Karina Meredith
Affiliation:
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), New Illawarra Road, Lucas Heights, NSW2234, Australia
Khorshed Chinu
Affiliation:
Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW2052, Australia
Silvia Bollhalder
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Ion Beam Physics, ETH Zurich, HPK, H29, Otto-Stern-Weg 5, CH-8093Zürich, Switzerland
Christopher Marjo
Affiliation:
Chronos 14Carbon-Cycle Facility, Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW2052, Australia Earth and Sustainability Science Research Centre (ESSRC), School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW2052, Australia Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW2052, Australia
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Abstract

The Chronos 14Carbon-Cycle Facility is a new radiocarbon laboratory at the University of New South Wales, Australia. Built around an Ionplus 200 kV MIni-CArbon DAting System (MICADAS) Accelerator Mass Spectrometer (AMS) installed in October 2019, the facility was established to address major challenges in the Earth, Environmental and Archaeological sciences. Here we report an overview of the Chronos facility, the pretreatment methods currently employed (bones, carbonates, peat, pollen, charcoal, and wood) and results of radiocarbon and stable isotope measurements undertaken on a wide range of sample types. Measurements on international standards, known-age and blank samples demonstrate the facility is capable of measuring 14C samples from the Anthropocene back to nearly 50,000 years ago. Future work will focus on improving our understanding of the Earth system and managing resources in a future warmer world.

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archaeological scienceclimate-carbon cycle dynamicsearth scienceearth system scienceradiocarbon calibration
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Radiocarbon , Volume 63 , Issue 3 , June 2021 , pp. 1003 - 1023
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