The Best possible Time resolution: How precise could a Radiocarbon dating method be?
The result's identifiers
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Alternative codes found
RIV/67985912:_____/19:00519082 RIV/61389005:_____/19:00519082 RIV/86652079:_____/19:00519082 RIV/00216208:11210/19:10400600
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1017/RDC.2019.134" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1017/RDC.2019.134</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/RDC.2019.134" target="_blank" >10.1017/RDC.2019.134</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The Best possible Time resolution: How precise could a Radiocarbon dating method be?
Original language description
Today, accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) technology enables us to carry out very precise measurements of radiocarbon (14C). Unfortunately, due to fluctuations in the 14C calibration curve, the resulting calibrated time intervals vary from decades up to centuries in calibrated age. Within a time scale of several decades, we can find several time intervals on the 14C calibration curve which correspond with periods of rapid increases in atmospheric 14CO2 activity. Some of these "high slope" parts of the calibration curve could be used for fine time resolution for radiocarbon dating of individual samples. Nevertheless, there are certain limitations owing to the properties of the samples measured. We have prepared a time-resolution curve for the 14C dating method, applying calibration curve IntCal13 and assuming an uncertainty of 14C analyses +-15 yr BP (for recent samples). Our curve of the time resolution covers the last 50 ka. We found several time intervals with time resolution below 50 yr BP for the last 3 ka. Several time intervals which can enable substantially better time resolution compared to neighboring parts of the calibration curve were also found for periods older than 3 ka.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10509 - Meteorology and atmospheric sciences
Result continuities
Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2019
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Radiocarbon
ISSN
0033-8222
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
61
Issue of the periodical within the volume
6
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
12
Pages from-to
1729-1740
UT code for WoS article
000504752800010
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85077338773