On the measurement of 10Be on the 1 MV compact AMS system at the Centro Nacional de Aceleradores (Spain)
✍ Scribed by A. Ruiz-Gómez; E. Chamizo-Calvo; J.M. López-Gutierrez; M. García-León; A.M. Müller; M. Christl
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 390 KB
- Volume
- 268
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-583X
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✦ Synopsis
In this work we present the most recent improvements performed by our group on 10 Be measurements on the 1 MV AMS system recently set up at the CNA (Centro Nacional de Aceleradores), in Seville (Spain). Our efforts have been focused on the study of the viability of our system for BeO and BeF À measurements. To achieve this, different standard materials have been measured to demonstrate the reliability of the system for BeO measurements in a wide 10 Be/ 9 Be atomic ratio range and several environmental samples have been studied both at the 1 MV AMS CNA facility and at the 6 MV AMS ETH-PSI facility of Zurich to validate our measurements. The results show a good agreement between laboratories. New experiments also have been carried out selecting 1+ and 2+ charge states at the exit of the accelerator and inserting Si 3 N 3.1 foils with different thicknesses to separate 10 Be from its isobar, 10 B. The influence of each foil on the overall transmission (detected 10 Be compared to BeO À injected into the accelerator) and background level was also assessed. In addition some tests were also done to assess the viability of BeF 2 and BaBeF 4 measurements at our system. Several metal matrices and cathode preparation procedures for BeO samples were investigated to maximize current and cathode lifetime.
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