Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/B/S/2000/00698
Extraction and measurement of cosmogenic in-situ 14C from quartz
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor GT Cook, Scottish Universities Env Research Cen, UNLISTED
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr W Phillips, University of Idaho, Idaho Geological Survey
- Grant held at:
- Scottish Universities Env Research Cen, UNLISTED
- Science Area:
- None
- Overall Classification:
- Earth
- ENRIs:
- Natural Resource Management
- Global Change
- Science Topics:
- Earth Surface Processes
- Quaternary Science
- Palaeoenvironments
- Glacial & Cryospheric Systems
- Abstract:
- This application seeks funding to establish in situ 14C analysis. Unlike most 14C, which is produced in the upper atmosphere, in situ 14C is produced within minerals at the earth's surface by spallation of oxygen. 14C is unique among in situ-produced cosmogenic radionuclides that are used as dating tools because its half-life is short in comparison to the others. This makes it a powerful tool for estimating the time that surfaces have spent buried, eg beneath glacial ice, and for measuring rapid erosion rates. We propose to construct and test a highly specialised vacuum line for the extraction of in situ-produced 14C from quartz and to employ the technique to test hypotheses for the origin and evolution of tors in the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland. This facility will be highly complementary to the 5MV AMS system that is currently under construction at SUERC.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/B/S/2000/00698
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Small Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Small Grants
This grant award has a total value of £35,555
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs | Total - Equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £559 | £9,445 | £6,989 | £4,344 | £14,219 |
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