Quaternary geochronology using accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS); Current status of the AMS system at the Tono Geoscience Center

Matsubara, Akihiro; Kokubu, Yoko   ; Nishizawa, Akimitsu*; Miyake, Masayasu*; Ishimaru, Tsuneari ; Umeda, Koji

Our ongoing efforts have been dedicated to development of a multi-nuclide AMS system for measurement of the rare radionuclides Be, C, Al, and Cl. In this article, the current status of the AMS system at the TONO-AMS-JAEA and our activities leading to development of a multi-nuclide AMS are presented.