Research Grant
[Cite as http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LE0560895]Researchers: A/Prof Ian Cartwright (Chief Investigator) Dr Judith Field (Chief Investigator) Dr Damian Gore (Chief Investigator) Dr Andrew Herczeg (Chief Investigator) Dr Christian Turney (Chief Investigator)
Brief description A new-generation gas-source radiocarbon system for integrated environmental and archaeological research. An ultra-sensitive radiocarbon analysis system, proposed here, is central to new, multi-institution research into past fluctuations of Australia's climate, natural resources and ecosystems. Focussed on the 40,000 years of human presence, the research is an integrated approach to changes of earth systems in the Australian region.The equipment is a single-stage accelerator mass spectrometer (SSAMS) with an innovative gas-fed ion source and automated gas-handling system, with simpler processing and smaller samples than present AMS facilities. Future developments include automated multi-sample handling and coupling to microprobe and chromatographic analysers for microscale radiocarbon analysis of complex substances.
Funding Amount $854,354
Funding Scheme Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
Dr Leslie Fifield
orcid :
0000-0003-2866-4944
Prof John Chappell
local : prof_john_chappell
Prof Patrick De Deckker
local : prof_patrick_de deckker
Dr Tamie Weaver
local : dr_tamie_weaver
Prof David Bowman
orcid :
0000-0001-8075-124X
Prof Arnold Kershaw
local : prof_arnold_kershaw
Dr Richard Bush
local : dr_richard_bush
Dr Paul Hesse
orcid :
0000-0001-8709-2523
- ARC : LE0560895
- PURL : http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LE0560895
