Implementation of the accelerator mass spectrometry technique in Brazil and environmental studies in central Amazon forest

P. R.S. Gomes; R. M. Anjos; J. C. Acquadro; G. M. Santos; K. C.D. Macario; R. Liguori Neto; N. Added; R. C. Cordeiro; B. Turcq; A. Sifeddine; M. M. Coimbra; C. R. Appoloni; M. Di Tada; R. G. Cresswell; L. K. Fifield

Implementation of the accelerator mass spectrometry technique in Brazil and environmental studies in central Amazon forest

P. R.S. Gomes^*, R. M. Anjos, J. C. Acquadro, G. M. Santos, K. C.D. Macario, R. Liguori Neto, N. Added, R. C. Cordeiro, B. Turcq, A. Sifeddine, M. M. Coimbra, C. R. Appoloni, M. Di Tada, R. G. Cresswell, L. K. Fifield

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The status of the Brazilian AMS program and the improvements at the São Paulo 8 UD Pelletron Accelerator, required for the implementation of this technique are reported. The performance of a Bragg curve type detector, designed and built to be used for AMS purposes is also reported. The AMS was used for the determination of radiocarbon ages of charcoal soil samples from the Amazon region, giving rise to evidences of occurrence of Holocene fires in this region.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	485-496
Number of pages	12
Journal	Acta Physica Hungarica New Series Heavy Ion Physics
Volume	11
Issue number	3-4
Publication status	Published - 2000

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Gomes, P. R. S., Anjos, R. M., Acquadro, J. C., Santos, G. M., Macario, K. C. D., Liguori Neto, R., Added, N., Cordeiro, R. C., Turcq, B., Sifeddine, A., Coimbra, M. M., Appoloni, C. R., Di Tada, M., Cresswell, R. G., & Fifield, L. K. (2000). Implementation of the accelerator mass spectrometry technique in Brazil and environmental studies in central Amazon forest. Acta Physica Hungarica New Series Heavy Ion Physics, 11(3-4), 485-496.

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