Results of Tests and Measurements from the Nsf Regional Accelerator Facility for Radioisotope Dating

D J Donahue; T H Zabel; A J T Jull; P E Damon; K H Purser

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Tests of performance of the tandem accelerator mass spectrometer at the NSF Regional Facility at the University of Arizona are discussed. Results of measurements on some tree rings and on some archaeologic samples are presented.

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