From carbon to actinides: A new universal 1MV accelerator mass spectrometer at ANSTO

Abstract A new 1 MV NEC pelletron AMS system at ANSTO is presented. The spectrometer comprises large radius magnets for actinide measurements. A novel feature of the system is fast switching between isotopes both at low and high energy sections allowing measurements of up to 8 isotopes within a single sequence. Technical details and layout of the spectrometer is presented. Performance data for 14 C, 10 Be, 26 Al and actinides demonstrate the system is ready for routine AMS measurements.