accelerator mass spectrometry
noun
chemistry
: a technique of mass spectrometry that uses a particle accelerator to bring a small amount of the sample to be analyzed to high velocities
Although accelerator mass spectrometry … was introduced in 1977, it remains relatively unknown in the chemistry community.—
Celia M. Henry
—abbreviation AMS
Celia M. Henry
accelerator mass spectrometer
noun
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The new dating method uses accelerator mass spectrometry to measure radioactive nuclides in the rocks.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 27 June 2022
German scientists recently took another crack at dating Big Shigir using the latest dating technique: accelerator mass spectrometry .
—Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 2 Sep. 2015
Burger and his colleagues used a type of radiocarbon dating called accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) to date the teeth and bones of 26 individuals recovered from burial sites around Machu Picchu.
—Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Aug. 2021
Richard Burger, a professor of anthropology at Yale University, and his team of researchers used accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) dating of human remains to reach the new conclusion that the site was built decades earlier.
—Jessica Poitevien, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2021
However, Burger and his team used accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) dating of human remains to get a more accurate picture.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 3 Aug. 2021
In 2018, scientists including Terberger used accelerator mass spectrometry technology to argue that the wooden object was about 11,600 years old.
—Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Mar. 2021
So the scientists instead used accelerator mass spectrometry to perform radiocarbon dating on samples from the largest, oldest trees in southern Africa.
—Amina Khan, latimes.com, 11 June 2018
This is why the team focused on a combination of ceramic analysis based on styles and forms, accelerator mass spectrometry and inscriptions found on some of the ceramic vessels.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 May 2018
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Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 27 June 2022
German scientists recently took another crack at dating Big Shigir using the latest dating technique: accelerator mass spectrometry .
—Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 2 Sep. 2015
Burger and his colleagues used a type of radiocarbon dating called accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) to date the teeth and bones of 26 individuals recovered from burial sites around Machu Picchu.
—Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Aug. 2021
Richard Burger, a professor of anthropology at Yale University, and his team of researchers used accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) dating of human remains to reach the new conclusion that the site was built decades earlier.
—Jessica Poitevien, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2021
However, Burger and his team used accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) dating of human remains to get a more accurate picture.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 3 Aug. 2021
In 2018, scientists including Terberger used accelerator mass spectrometry technology to argue that the wooden object was about 11,600 years old.
—Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Mar. 2021
So the scientists instead used accelerator mass spectrometry to perform radiocarbon dating on samples from the largest, oldest trees in southern Africa.
—Amina Khan, latimes.com, 11 June 2018
This is why the team focused on a combination of ceramic analysis based on styles and forms, accelerator mass spectrometry and inscriptions found on some of the ceramic vessels.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 May 2018
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