AGE 3
Automated Graphitization Equipment
The third generation of the Automated Graphitization Equipment AGE 3 is the most compact graphitization system on the market. Used in over 30 laboratories around the world, AGE 3 combines sample combustion and graphite production for AMS in a fast and efficient way. Organics are combusted with an Elemental Analyzer EA, carbonates are hydrolyzed and sampled with the fully automated Carbonate Handling System CHS 2. AGE 3 systems run completely unattended and deliver excellent repeatability due to a high degree of automation. This also shows in the AMS data, where good repeatability translates into higher precision.
Features
- Sample combustion and graphitization combined in one compact system
- Fully automated – no user input required after loading samples
- User-friendly software
- No liquid nitrogen required
- Fast graphitization reaction – 120 minutes
- High throughput – 21 samples per day
Specifications
- Required carbon content for regular samples: 1–2 mg
- Required carbon content for small samples: > 0.2 mg
- Samples of up to 200 mg containing > 3 % carbon can be processed
- Produced graphite: 0.2–1.0 mg carbon on 3–5 mg iron
- Processing blank: < 0.002 F¹⁴C (> 50’000 radiocarbon years)
- Cross-talk: < 1 ‰ on 1 mg carbon
