Abstract
The use of a particle accelerator to measure the 14C content of carbon-containing materials is briefly described. The application of the method to the determination of the age of some artistic artifacts is discussed.
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Donahue, D.J., Jull, A.J.T., Toolin, L.J. et al. Accelerator Radiocarbon Measurements of Artistic Artifacts. MRS Online Proceedings Library 185, 5–8 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-185-5
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