Wörterbuch (en): Accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS)
de:
Beschleunigungs-Massenspektrometrie (f)
fr:
Spectrométrie de masse par accélérateur (f)
it:
Spettrometria di massa con acceleratore (f)
es:
Espectrometría de aceleración de masas (f)
A form of mass spectrometry. The method is used for numerous isotopes, usually long-lived radionuclides. AMS is used to measure the ratio of one (radio)isotope to another - usually stable - isotope of the same element.