Alfred Priller
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 5598676 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Alfred Priller |
| NOMBRES | Alfred |
| APELLIDO | Priller |
| FIRMA | PRILLER A |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Vienna |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5008-2089 |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 14 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 57 |
| OBRAS COMO AUTOR | 14 |
| OBRAS COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1997 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2022 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Years of Ion-Laser Interaction Mass Spectrometry—status and Prospects of Isobar Suppression in Ams by Lasers
A setup for ion-laser interaction was coupled to the state-of-the-art AMS facility VERA five years ago and its potential and applicability as a new means of isobar suppression in accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) has since been explored. Laser photodetachment and molecular dissociation processes of anions provide unprecedented isobar suppression factors of >10 10 for several established AMS isotopes like 36 Cl or 26 Al and give access to new AM…
Evidence for Early Human Presence at High Altitudes in the Ötztal Alps (Austria/Italy)
The present article reports on the results and interpretation of a total of 235 radiocarbon dates from Alpine sites in the Ötztal region. Out of these, 88 age determinations were performed on equipment and artifacts associated with the Neolithic Iceman (discovered in 1991), and on a variety of plant and animal specimens collected at his discovery site. Since the material was dispersed over a larger area, 14 C dates were important to establish the…
A New UV Oxidation Setup for Small Radiocarbon Samples in Solution
The requirements of extracting minute amounts of organic carbon in solution with high yield and minimum background are a prerequisite for radiocarbon dating of microgram amounts of carbon. Samples for biomedical or environmental research often arrive at the accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) lab as concentrates dissolved in 1 mL of water or less. We have developed a new extraction method based on photo-oxidation by ultraviolet (UV) light. The so…
Reconstruction of 130-kyr Relative Geomagnetic Intensities from 10 Be in Two Chinese Loess Sections
Efforts to extract weak geomagnetic excursion signals from Chinese loess-paleosol 10 Be have generally been unsuccessful due to the complexities of its accumulation, because the geomagnetic and climate (precipitation and dust) signals contained in loess-paleosol sequence are tightly overprinted. Here, we present a reconstruction of geomagnetic relative paleointensities for the past 130 kyr from 10 Be records in 2 Chinese loess-paleosol sections u…
Disentangling Geomagnetic and Precipitation Signals in an 80-kyr Chinese Loess Record of 10 Be
The cosmogenic radionuclide 10 Be is produced by cosmic-ray spallation in Earth's atmosphere. Its production rate is regulated by the geomagnetic field intensity, so that its accumulation rate in aeolian sediments can, in principle, be used to derive high-resolution records of geomagnetic field changes. However, 10 Be atmospheric fallout rate also varies locally depending on rainfall rate. The accumulation rate of 10 Be in sediments is further co…
AMS Radiocarbon Dating of Bone Samples from the Xinzhai Site in China
Xinzhai is an important archaeological site discovered 40 yr ago and recently re-excavated in the Henan Province, China. It is believed that the cultural characteristics of the Xinzhai site correspond to the Xia dynasty, the first ancient dynasty of China. Radiocarbon measurements on bone samples from this site were performed at the Peking University AMS facility (PKU-AMS) and the Vienna University AMS facility (VERA). Calibrated ages were obtain…
Pushing the Precision Limit of 14 C AMS
High precision for radiocarbon cannot be reached without profound insight into the various sources of uncertainty which only can be obtained from systematic investigations. In this paper, we present a whole series of investigations where in some cases 16 O: 17 O: 18 O served as a substitute for 12 C: 13 C: 14 C. This circumvents the disadvantages of event counting, providing more precise results in a much shorter time. As expected, not a single e…
New Chronological Frame for the Young Neolithic Baden Culture in Central Europe (4th Millennium BC)
The Baden Culture is a widely spread culture of the Young Neolithics in east-central Europe. In southeast Europe, several parallel cultures are found at different places. The main innovations in east-central Europe associated with the Baden Culture were traditionally thought to originate in southeast Europe, Anatolia, and the Levant. However, in recent years, doubt about this theory has arisen among archaeologists. Here, we try to contribute to t…
C dating with the bomb peak
Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Non-Soluble Carbon in Aerosol Particles from High Alpine Snow (Mt. Sonnblich, Austria)
With an elaborate accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) technique radiocarbon measurements have been performed with aerosol carbon filtered from high alpine snow samples gathered consecutively at the high-altitude research station Sonnblick (3106 m, Eastern Alps, Austria) during a snow storm in April 1997. The concentration of the water-insoluble carbonaceous material in the molten snow was on the average 310 μg C/L and the total sample amounts for…
AMS 14 C Dating of Equipment from the Iceman and of Spruce Logs from the Prehistoric Salt Mines of Hallstatt
This paper summarizes radiocarbon measurements of mainly botanical samples from the Iceman (“Ötzi”) and from his discovery site, an Alpine glacier at the Austrian-Italian border. The results were obtained by accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) at 3 different laboratories (Vienna, Austria; Uppsala, Sweden; Gif-sur-Yvette, France) between 1992 and 1997. All the dates, except 2, are consistent with the time period 3360–3100 BC, as previously determi…
First 14 C Results from Archaeological and Forensic Studies at the Vienna Environmental Research Accelerator
14 C dating with the new Vienna Environmental Research Accelerator (VERA) began with the age determination of a mummified marmot found in the Austrian Alpine region. Soft tissue and bones of the marmot were used for the investigation. For comparison, bone material from known-age samples was also processed and measured. These exercises showed that 14 C dating with VERA is reliable, and since that time various samples from archaeological context ha…
C Measurements of Sub-Milligram Carbon Samples from Aerosols
Accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) at the milligram level is routinely performed, but it is difficult to go substantially below 100 μg of carbon. We discuss various approaches for sample preparation, machine operation and data evaluation, to meet the special requirements of 14 C AMS measurements at the microgram-carbon level. Furthermore, we present first results obtained at the Vienna Environmental Research Accelerator (VERA) from 14 C measurem…
Systematic Investigations of 14 C Measurements at the Vienna Environmental Research Accelerator
A newly operating accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) facility such as VERA has to go through an extensive testing phase in order to establish optimal conditions for 14 C measurements, especially in the field of archaeological samples where an overall precision of 0.5% is desirable. We discuss the results of our measurements at the milligram carbon level as they relate to long-term stability, reproducibility, precision and isotope fractionation
Pushing the Precision Limit of 14 C AMS
High precision for radiocarbon cannot be reached without profound insight into the various sources of uncertainty which only can be obtained from systematic investigations. In this paper, we present a whole series of investigations where in some cases 16 O: 17 O: 18 O served as a substitute for 12 C: 13 C: 14 C. This circumvents the disadvantages of event counting, providing more precise results in a much shorter time. As expected, not a single e…
New Chronological Frame for the Young Neolithic Baden Culture in Central Europe (4th Millennium BC)
The Baden Culture is a widely spread culture of the Young Neolithics in east-central Europe. In southeast Europe, several parallel cultures are found at different places. The main innovations in east-central Europe associated with the Baden Culture were traditionally thought to originate in southeast Europe, Anatolia, and the Levant. However, in recent years, doubt about this theory has arisen among archaeologists. Here, we try to contribute to t…
First 14 C Results from Archaeological and Forensic Studies at the Vienna Environmental Research Accelerator
14 C dating with the new Vienna Environmental Research Accelerator (VERA) began with the age determination of a mummified marmot found in the Austrian Alpine region. Soft tissue and bones of the marmot were used for the investigation. For comparison, bone material from known-age samples was also processed and measured. These exercises showed that 14 C dating with VERA is reliable, and since that time various samples from archaeological context ha…
A New UV Oxidation Setup for Small Radiocarbon Samples in Solution
The requirements of extracting minute amounts of organic carbon in solution with high yield and minimum background are a prerequisite for radiocarbon dating of microgram amounts of carbon. Samples for biomedical or environmental research often arrive at the accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) lab as concentrates dissolved in 1 mL of water or less. We have developed a new extraction method based on photo-oxidation by ultraviolet (UV) light. The so…
Reconstruction of 130-kyr Relative Geomagnetic Intensities from 10 Be in Two Chinese Loess Sections
Efforts to extract weak geomagnetic excursion signals from Chinese loess-paleosol 10 Be have generally been unsuccessful due to the complexities of its accumulation, because the geomagnetic and climate (precipitation and dust) signals contained in loess-paleosol sequence are tightly overprinted. Here, we present a reconstruction of geomagnetic relative paleointensities for the past 130 kyr from 10 Be records in 2 Chinese loess-paleosol sections u…
Disentangling Geomagnetic and Precipitation Signals in an 80-kyr Chinese Loess Record of 10 Be
The cosmogenic radionuclide 10 Be is produced by cosmic-ray spallation in Earth's atmosphere. Its production rate is regulated by the geomagnetic field intensity, so that its accumulation rate in aeolian sediments can, in principle, be used to derive high-resolution records of geomagnetic field changes. However, 10 Be atmospheric fallout rate also varies locally depending on rainfall rate. The accumulation rate of 10 Be in sediments is further co…
AMS Radiocarbon Dating of Bone Samples from the Xinzhai Site in China
Xinzhai is an important archaeological site discovered 40 yr ago and recently re-excavated in the Henan Province, China. It is believed that the cultural characteristics of the Xinzhai site correspond to the Xia dynasty, the first ancient dynasty of China. Radiocarbon measurements on bone samples from this site were performed at the Peking University AMS facility (PKU-AMS) and the Vienna University AMS facility (VERA). Calibrated ages were obtain…
AMS 14 C Dating of Equipment from the Iceman and of Spruce Logs from the Prehistoric Salt Mines of Hallstatt
This paper summarizes radiocarbon measurements of mainly botanical samples from the Iceman (“Ötzi”) and from his discovery site, an Alpine glacier at the Austrian-Italian border. The results were obtained by accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) at 3 different laboratories (Vienna, Austria; Uppsala, Sweden; Gif-sur-Yvette, France) between 1992 and 1997. All the dates, except 2, are consistent with the time period 3360–3100 BC, as previously determi…
Evidence for Early Human Presence at High Altitudes in the Ötztal Alps (Austria/Italy)
The present article reports on the results and interpretation of a total of 235 radiocarbon dates from Alpine sites in the Ötztal region. Out of these, 88 age determinations were performed on equipment and artifacts associated with the Neolithic Iceman (discovered in 1991), and on a variety of plant and animal specimens collected at his discovery site. Since the material was dispersed over a larger area, 14 C dates were important to establish the…
Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Non-Soluble Carbon in Aerosol Particles from High Alpine Snow (Mt. Sonnblich, Austria)
With an elaborate accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) technique radiocarbon measurements have been performed with aerosol carbon filtered from high alpine snow samples gathered consecutively at the high-altitude research station Sonnblick (3106 m, Eastern Alps, Austria) during a snow storm in April 1997. The concentration of the water-insoluble carbonaceous material in the molten snow was on the average 310 μg C/L and the total sample amounts for…
C Measurements of Sub-Milligram Carbon Samples from Aerosols
Accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) at the milligram level is routinely performed, but it is difficult to go substantially below 100 μg of carbon. We discuss various approaches for sample preparation, machine operation and data evaluation, to meet the special requirements of 14 C AMS measurements at the microgram-carbon level. Furthermore, we present first results obtained at the Vienna Environmental Research Accelerator (VERA) from 14 C measurem…
Systematic Investigations of 14 C Measurements at the Vienna Environmental Research Accelerator
A newly operating accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) facility such as VERA has to go through an extensive testing phase in order to establish optimal conditions for 14 C measurements, especially in the field of archaeological samples where an overall precision of 0.5% is desirable. We discuss the results of our measurements at the milligram carbon level as they relate to long-term stability, reproducibility, precision and isotope fractionation
Years of Ion-Laser Interaction Mass Spectrometry—status and Prospects of Isobar Suppression in Ams by Lasers
A setup for ion-laser interaction was coupled to the state-of-the-art AMS facility VERA five years ago and its potential and applicability as a new means of isobar suppression in accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) has since been explored. Laser photodetachment and molecular dissociation processes of anions provide unprecedented isobar suppression factors of >10 10 for several established AMS isotopes like 36 Cl or 26 Al and give access to new AM…
First 14 C Results from Archaeological and Forensic Studies at the Vienna Environmental Research Accelerator
14 C dating with the new Vienna Environmental Research Accelerator (VERA) began with the age determination of a mummified marmot found in the Austrian Alpine region. Soft tissue and bones of the marmot were used for the investigation. For comparison, bone material from known-age samples was also processed and measured. These exercises showed that 14 C dating with VERA is reliable, and since that time various samples from archaeological context ha…
C Measurements of Sub-Milligram Carbon Samples from Aerosols
Accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) at the milligram level is routinely performed, but it is difficult to go substantially below 100 μg of carbon. We discuss various approaches for sample preparation, machine operation and data evaluation, to meet the special requirements of 14 C AMS measurements at the microgram-carbon level. Furthermore, we present first results obtained at the Vienna Environmental Research Accelerator (VERA) from 14 C measurem…
Systematic Investigations of 14 C Measurements at the Vienna Environmental Research Accelerator
A newly operating accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) facility such as VERA has to go through an extensive testing phase in order to establish optimal conditions for 14 C measurements, especially in the field of archaeological samples where an overall precision of 0.5% is desirable. We discuss the results of our measurements at the milligram carbon level as they relate to long-term stability, reproducibility, precision and isotope fractionation
AMS 14 C Dating of Equipment from the Iceman and of Spruce Logs from the Prehistoric Salt Mines of Hallstatt
This paper summarizes radiocarbon measurements of mainly botanical samples from the Iceman (“Ötzi”) and from his discovery site, an Alpine glacier at the Austrian-Italian border. The results were obtained by accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) at 3 different laboratories (Vienna, Austria; Uppsala, Sweden; Gif-sur-Yvette, France) between 1992 and 1997. All the dates, except 2, are consistent with the time period 3360–3100 BC, as previously determi…
C dating with the bomb peak
Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Non-Soluble Carbon in Aerosol Particles from High Alpine Snow (Mt. Sonnblich, Austria)
With an elaborate accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) technique radiocarbon measurements have been performed with aerosol carbon filtered from high alpine snow samples gathered consecutively at the high-altitude research station Sonnblick (3106 m, Eastern Alps, Austria) during a snow storm in April 1997. The concentration of the water-insoluble carbonaceous material in the molten snow was on the average 310 μg C/L and the total sample amounts for…
New Chronological Frame for the Young Neolithic Baden Culture in Central Europe (4th Millennium BC)
The Baden Culture is a widely spread culture of the Young Neolithics in east-central Europe. In southeast Europe, several parallel cultures are found at different places. The main innovations in east-central Europe associated with the Baden Culture were traditionally thought to originate in southeast Europe, Anatolia, and the Levant. However, in recent years, doubt about this theory has arisen among archaeologists. Here, we try to contribute to t…
Pushing the Precision Limit of 14 C AMS
High precision for radiocarbon cannot be reached without profound insight into the various sources of uncertainty which only can be obtained from systematic investigations. In this paper, we present a whole series of investigations where in some cases 16 O: 17 O: 18 O served as a substitute for 12 C: 13 C: 14 C. This circumvents the disadvantages of event counting, providing more precise results in a much shorter time. As expected, not a single e…
AMS Radiocarbon Dating of Bone Samples from the Xinzhai Site in China
Xinzhai is an important archaeological site discovered 40 yr ago and recently re-excavated in the Henan Province, China. It is believed that the cultural characteristics of the Xinzhai site correspond to the Xia dynasty, the first ancient dynasty of China. Radiocarbon measurements on bone samples from this site were performed at the Peking University AMS facility (PKU-AMS) and the Vienna University AMS facility (VERA). Calibrated ages were obtain…
Disentangling Geomagnetic and Precipitation Signals in an 80-kyr Chinese Loess Record of 10 Be
The cosmogenic radionuclide 10 Be is produced by cosmic-ray spallation in Earth's atmosphere. Its production rate is regulated by the geomagnetic field intensity, so that its accumulation rate in aeolian sediments can, in principle, be used to derive high-resolution records of geomagnetic field changes. However, 10 Be atmospheric fallout rate also varies locally depending on rainfall rate. The accumulation rate of 10 Be in sediments is further co…
Reconstruction of 130-kyr Relative Geomagnetic Intensities from 10 Be in Two Chinese Loess Sections
Efforts to extract weak geomagnetic excursion signals from Chinese loess-paleosol 10 Be have generally been unsuccessful due to the complexities of its accumulation, because the geomagnetic and climate (precipitation and dust) signals contained in loess-paleosol sequence are tightly overprinted. Here, we present a reconstruction of geomagnetic relative paleointensities for the past 130 kyr from 10 Be records in 2 Chinese loess-paleosol sections u…
A New UV Oxidation Setup for Small Radiocarbon Samples in Solution
The requirements of extracting minute amounts of organic carbon in solution with high yield and minimum background are a prerequisite for radiocarbon dating of microgram amounts of carbon. Samples for biomedical or environmental research often arrive at the accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) lab as concentrates dissolved in 1 mL of water or less. We have developed a new extraction method based on photo-oxidation by ultraviolet (UV) light. The so…
Evidence for Early Human Presence at High Altitudes in the Ötztal Alps (Austria/Italy)
The present article reports on the results and interpretation of a total of 235 radiocarbon dates from Alpine sites in the Ötztal region. Out of these, 88 age determinations were performed on equipment and artifacts associated with the Neolithic Iceman (discovered in 1991), and on a variety of plant and animal specimens collected at his discovery site. Since the material was dispersed over a larger area, 14 C dates were important to establish the…
Years of Ion-Laser Interaction Mass Spectrometry—status and Prospects of Isobar Suppression in Ams by Lasers
A setup for ion-laser interaction was coupled to the state-of-the-art AMS facility VERA five years ago and its potential and applicability as a new means of isobar suppression in accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) has since been explored. Laser photodetachment and molecular dissociation processes of anions provide unprecedented isobar suppression factors of >10 10 for several established AMS isotopes like 36 Cl or 26 Al and give access to new AM…
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