Accelerator mass spectrometry of 10Be, 14C, 26Al, 36Cl, 41Ca, 129I
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Prof. Marc Caffee, Director
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Beamline configuration at PRIME Lab



Spherical-ionizer
cesium sputter                    Click here for a description
high-intensity ion source         of each element
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75 kV pre-acceleration
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        \           / 7.5 MV model FN    \              1.0 meter radius
         \_________/ Tandem Van de Graaff \__________   analyzing magnet
0.5 meter radius   \  Accelerator         /          \
injector magnet     \____________________/            \
                        Ar gas or foil                |
                          stripper                    |
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                                                      |  Switching
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                        20 degree electrostatic   / 
                        analyzer                  |
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                        Multi-plate gas         |   |
                        ionization detector     |___|