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Accelerator mass spectrometer

Accelerator mass spectrometer at Rafter Radiocarbon Laboratory

Accelerator mass spectrometer at Rafter Radiocarbon Laboratory, National Isotope Centre. This NEC 500kV compact accelerator mass spectrometer was installed in February 2010. It provides fast high-precision radiocarbon dating of very small samples.

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