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Recent developments for AMS at the Munich tandem accelerator

Authors :
Thomas Faestermann
Francesca Quinto
Peter Ludwig
Dominik Koll
Christoph Busser
J.M. Gómez-Guzmán
David Krieg
Manuel Lebert
Angelina Kinast
Gunther Korschinek
Karin Hain
Source :
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. 438:180-183
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2019.

Abstract

The AMS setup at the Maier-Leibnitz-Laboratory (MLL) in Garching features a 14 MV tandem accelerator and two dedicated beam lines for high-sensitivity measurements of isotopes in all mass ranges. Especially in the medium mass range (70 A 120), AMS sensitivity is often limited by isobaric and isotopic background with only small relative difference in Z and/or A. Here, we present recent developments and upgrades at the MLL with special focus on improved sensitivity and new techniques for challenging AMS isotopes such as 93 Zr and 99 Tc. Upgrades of the measurement setup as well as radiopurity studies for AMS samples, which could be altered by atmospheric neutrons during transportation by aircraft, are discussed.

Details

ISSN :
0168583X
Volume :
438
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Accession number :
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