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Research article
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03 Jul 2014
Research article |
| 03 Jul 2014
Evaluation of a two-step thermal method for separating organic and elemental carbon for radiocarbon analysis
U. Dusek
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht (IMAU), Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Centre for Isotope Research (CIO), Energy and Sustainability Research Institute Groningen (ESRIG), University of Groningen, the Netherlands
M. Monaco
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht (IMAU), Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
M. Prokopiou
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht (IMAU), Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
F. Gongriep
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht (IMAU), Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
R. Hitzenberger
University of Vienna, Faculty of Physics, Boltzmanngasse 5, 1090 Vienna, Austria
H. A. J. Meijer
Centre for Isotope Research (CIO), Energy and Sustainability Research Institute Groningen (ESRIG), University of Groningen, the Netherlands
T. Röckmann
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht (IMAU), Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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