Russian Particle Accelerator Conference (RuPAC'23)

Comparison of BINP AMS and MICADAS-28 towards the development of a new compact radiocarbon AMS

14 Sep 2023, 14:50

20m

room 500 (Budker INP)

Oral Accelerator applications for medicine, industry and applied researches Accelerator applications

Speaker

Mr Alexey Petrozhitskiy (Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics of Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences (BINP SB RAS))

Description

The AMS Golden Valley laboratory was established to provide radiocarbon analysis of natural samples with two accelerator mass spectrometers: BINP AMS facility and MICADAS-28, developed in Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, Russia and IonPlus AG, Switzerland respectively. The laboratory has international index GV and provides routine 14C analyses of various samples: collagen, cellulose, humic acids, carbonates from sediments etc. The main focus of the laboratory is to determine the age of archaeological artifacts. In 2022 the AMS Golden Valley laboratory successfully passed the Glasgow International Radiocarbon Inter-comparison (GIRI)
At the present moment BINP AMS and MIСADAS-28 are the only accelerator mass spectrometers in Russia. The performance of two facilities is not sufficient to meet the needs of numerous users. The report will present an analysis of operating experience and a comparison of the characteristics of BINP AMS and MIСADAS-28 towards the development of a new compact radiocarbon AMS.