Design and reality: Continuous-flow accelerator mass spectrometry (CFAMS)

TitleDesign and reality: Continuous-flow accelerator mass spectrometry (CFAMS)
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2011
Authorsvon Reden, KF, Roberts, ML, McIntyre, CP, Burton, JR
JournalProceedings of the 10th European Conference on Accelerators in Applied Research and Technology (ECAART10)
Volume269
Issue24
Pagination3176-3179
ISSN0168-583X
Abstract

In 2007 we published [1] the design of a novel accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) system capable of analyzing gaseous samples injected continuously into a microwave plasma gas ion source. Obvious advantages of such a system are drastically reduced processing times and avoidance of potentially contaminating chemical preparation steps. Another paper in these proceedings will present the progress with the development of the microwave gas ion source that has since been built and tested at the National Ocean Sciences AMS Facility in Woods Hole [2]. In this paper we will review the original design and present updates, reflecting our recent encouraging experience with the system. A simple summary: large acceptance ion beam optics design is beneficial to accelerator mass spectrometry in general, but essential to AMS with plasma gas ion sources.

URLhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168583X11003703
DOI10.1016/j.nimb.2011.04.019