Present Status of the YU-AMS System, Yamagata University

Fuyuki Tokanai, Kazuhiro Kato, Minoru Anshita, Hirohisa Sakurai, Akihiro Izumi, Teiko Toyoguchi, Takeshi Kobayashi, Hiroko Miyahara, Motonari Ohyama, Yasuharu Hoshino

Abstract


A new compact accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) system has been installed in the Kaminoyama Research Institute at Yamagata University (YU). The AMS system is based on a 0.5MV Pelletron accelerator developed by the National Electrostatics Corporation. An automated acid-alkali-acid (AAA) treatment system and an automated graphitization line were also installed in the same facility for sample preparation. Performance tests of the YU-AMS system were carried out by measuring the C-series standard samples (C1–C8) and HOxII provided by IAEA and NIST, respectively. We evaluated the YU-AMS system by comparing the radiocarbon ages of Japanese tree rings with dendrochronologically determined calendar ages with calibration data. We also carried out some performance tests using a control serum and a 14C-labeled drug (oxaliplatin).

DOI: 10.2458/azu_js_rc.55.16263


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