Recent developments for AMS at the Munich tandem accelerator

Abstract The AMS setup at the Maier-Leibnitz-Laboratory (MLL) in Garching features a 14 MV tandem accelerator and two dedicated beam lines for high-sensitivity measurements of isotopes in all mass ranges. Especially in the medium mass range (70   A   120), AMS sensitivity is often limited by isobaric and isotopic background with only small relative difference in Z and/or A. Here, we present recent developments and upgrades at the MLL with special focus on improved sensitivity and new techniques for challenging AMS isotopes such as 93 Zr and 99 Tc. Upgrades of the measurement setup as well as radiopurity studies for AMS samples, which could be altered by atmospheric neutrons during transportation by aircraft, are discussed.