Opportunities and limits of AMS with 3-MV tandem accelerators

To study isobar separation experimentally, we use a new method called ΔTOF: the different energy loss in a foil is measured with a time-of-flight (TOF) detector. Separation of 36Cl from 36S is possible. With diamond like carbon (DLC) stripper foils (0.6 μg/cm2) and by pushing our Pelletron tandem to 3.6 MV, we achieved a significant increase in energy compared to gas stripping at 3 MV: e.g. 36Cl7+ at 28.8 MeV instead of 36Cl5+ at 18 MeV can be used.