2003

• 18th International Radiocarbon Conference, Wellington, New Zealand
  • “Magnesium perchlorate as an alternative water trap in AMS graphite sample preparation: a report on sample preparation at the KCCAMS Facility at the University of California , Irvine ”, G.M. Santos et al; p.32(P-1-45).
  • “Ion source development at the KCCAMS Facility, University of California , Irvine ”,J. Southon and G.M. Santos; p.41(P-2-71).
  • “The Keck Carbon Cycle AMS Laboratory, University of California , Irvine : two installations, initial operation, and a background surprise”, J. Southon et al; p.23(11-C-1).
  • “Radiocarbon measurements in monthly coral bands during the 1760s from the Eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean : Ventilation chamges in the upper ocean annual and lomger timescales”, E. Druffel et al; p. 24(12-C-3).

In publications you can find the respective PDF files for the papers submitted in this meeting.

• MC-SNICS Workshop, National Electrostatics Corp., Middleton, WI, USA

NSF has funded AMS labs at University of California, Irvine, University of Arizona, and Woods Hole to work together with NEC on developments and improvements of the MC-SNICS source. A small ion source workshop was held at the NEC plant on Nov. 3-4, 2003 to discuss problem areas and to come up with an initial set of modifications that the three labs could try. Changes already implemented at other labs were also discussed, and there were also presentations on the high-intensity LLNL source and the new PRIME "rabbit" sample changer source. The following link will download a PDF file containing the sumarized dicussions reported during the workshop.

2004

• 38th Annual Meeting of SNEAP, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario

SNEAP provides a forum for techinical staff to engage in discussions and information exchange regarding the day-to-day pratical problems associated with the operation of particles accelerators.

2005

• International Symposium on Utilization of Accelerators, Dubrovnik, Croatia

The symposium focused on opening a dialogue among experts in order to discuss new trends and technologies; with the hope that this would promote research collaboration between laboratories in IAEA Member States.

• 10th International Conference on Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, Berkeley, California
  • “Ultra small-mass 14C-AMS sample preparation and analysis at the KCCAMS Faclitity” G.M. Santos et al.; p.81 (P-II D19).
  • “ Evaluation of iron and cobalt powder brands as suitable catalysts for 14C-AMS target preparation” G.M. Santos et al.; p.83 (P-II D25).
  • “Exploring the minimum sample size limit for CSRA: Lessons from Water column” A. Pearson et al.; p.46 (CMPD 3).
  • “Life with MC-SNICS Part II: recent ion source development at the Keck Carbon Cycle AMS Facility” J.R. Southon and G.M. Santos; p.3 (IONS 6).

2006

• 19th International Radiocarbon Conference, Keble College, Oxford
  • “Technical progress in AMS 14C-AMS sample preparation at the KCCAMS Faclitity: Status report and performance of small samples ” G.M. Santos et al.; p.171 (118 P-66).
  • “Delta14C of Dissolved Inorganic Carbon in surface seawater from a time-series site of Southern California" G.M. Santos et al.; p.247 (183 P-32).
  • “Improving MC-SNICS: recent ion source development at the Keck Carbon Cycle AMS Facility”. J.R. Southon and G.M. Santos; p.309 (229 P-78).
  • "Delta 14C of atmospheric CO2 over the subtropical and equatorial Pacific from fall 2002 to winter 2004". X. Xu et al; p. 267.

• AGU FALL MEETING - 11 to 15 December 2006, Moscone West, San Francisco , CA , USA
  • “∆14C of DIC in Surface Seawater from a Time-Series Site off Southern California ". E.N. Hinger et al; (OS21B-1581).

• II International Symposium of the "The peopling of the Americas", December 16 to 22, 2006 at the Capivara National Park, São Raimundo Nonato, Piauí, Brazil.
  • “14C-AMS as a tool for archaeological investigation: Implications for Human Settlement in South America". G.M. Santos et al. Invited paper ( PDF file).