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The Versatile Uses of the <sup>14</sup>C Bomb Peak
- Author(s)
- Walter Kutschera
- Abstract
A concise review is presented of applying 14C produced in the atmospheric nuclear weapons testing program (1950 to 1963), subsequently forming the so-called 14C bomb peak. In order to convey the versatility of this unique isotope signal, selected applications from a variety of different fields are discussed touching on environmental, archaeological, biological, and forensic issues. A comprehensive list of references is supplied for in-depth studies of the respective fields.
- Organisation(s)
- Isotope Physics
- Journal
- Radiocarbon
- Volume
- 64
- Pages
- 1295-1308
- No. of pages
- 14
- ISSN
- 0033-8222
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/RDC.2022.13
- Publication date
- 04-2022
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 103014 Nuclear physics
- Keywords
- ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Earth and Planetary Sciences, Archaeology
- Portal url
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/82d24fdd-efbd-4eeb-8552-3944a7557bcc