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Facility

PRIME Lab is based on an upgraded FN (nominal 8 MV) tandem electrostatic accelerator. With higher energies than most accelerators dedicated to AMS, it has the capability to measure the full range of radionuclides including 10Be, 14C, 26Al, 36Cl, 41Ca, and 129I. The only other AMS facility in the USA with this capability is CAMS at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The PRIME Lab building on the Purdue campus contains 31,000 sq ft of floor space with 14 offices and 16 laboratories. New chemical preparation laboratories (1,070 sq ft) have been constructed in the Chemistry building.