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CalibETH: An Interactive Computer Program for the Calibration of Radiocarbon Dates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

Thomas R. Niklaus ,
Georges Bonani ,
Markus Simonius ,
Martin Suter  and
Willy Wölfli
Thomas R. Niklaus
Affiliation:
Institut für Mittelenergiephysik, ETH-Hönggerberg, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
Georges Bonani
Affiliation:
Institut für Mittelenergiephysik, ETH-Hönggerberg, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
Markus Simonius
Affiliation:
Institut für Mittelenergiephysik, ETH-Hönggerberg, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
Martin Suter
Affiliation:
Institut für Mittelenergiephysik, ETH-Hönggerberg, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
Willy Wölfli
Affiliation:
Institut für Mittelenergiephysik, ETH-Hönggerberg, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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Abstract

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A computer program for convenient calibration of radiocarbon dates has been developed. The program has a simple user interface, which includes pull-down menus, windows and mouse support. All important information, such as calibration curves, probability density function and results, in text form, are displayed on the screen and easily can be rearranged by the user. Two versions of CalibETH, one for an IBM-PC and one for the Macintosh, are available. CalibETH runs under the graphics interface, GEM, from Digital Research, on an IBM PC.

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Type
I. Sample Preparation and Measurement Techniques
Information
Radiocarbon , Volume 34 , Issue 3: Proceedings of the 14th International Radiocarbon Conference , 1992 , pp. 483 - 492
Copyright
Copyright © The American Journal of Science 

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