Detection of Characteristic X-ray from Projectile Ions for Identification of Isobars in AMS

Key words: 
• projectile X ray detection /
• isobar identification /
• accelerator mass spectrometry

Abstract: In recent years, a new technique to detect the charteristic X ray from projectile ions in accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) has been developed. After analysis in the routine AMS system, the ions are stopped in an appropriately chosen target in steat of an ion detector and induced X ray are detected for identification of ions by atomic number. For the application of AMS to higher mass isotopes with mass number>20 using small accelerator, the characteristic X rays technique is better...