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Datación por carbono 14: una comparación del conteo de beta y de iones

M Stuiver

    Science (New York, N.Y.)
    |November 24, 1978
    PubMed
    Resumen

    El conteo de iones del acelerador ofrece ventajas para el análisis de pequeñas muestras de carbono-14. Si bien complementa el conteo beta, se necesita un mayor desarrollo para la precisión y el rango de datación.

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