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Production and characterization of plutonium dioxide particles as a quality control material for safeguards purposes.
Anal. Chem. 84, 2638-2646 (2012)
Plutonium (Pu) dioxide particles were produced from certified reference material (CRM) 136 solution (CRM 136-plutonium isotopic standard, New Brunswick Laboratory, Argonne, IL, U.S.A., 1987) using an atomizer system on December 3, 2009 after chemical separation of americium (Am) on October 27, 2009. The highest density of the size distribution of the particles obtained from 312 particles on a selected impactor stage was in the range of 0.7-0.8 μm. The flattening degree of 312 particles was also estimated. The isotopic composition of Pu and uranium (U) and the amount of Am were estimated by thermal ionization mass spectrometry (TIMS), inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICPMS), and α-spectrometry. Within uncertainties the isotopic composition of the produced particles is in agreement with the expected values, which were derived from the decay correction of the Pu isotopes in the CRM 136. The elemental ratio of Am to Pu in the produced particles was determined on the 317th and 674th day after Am separation, and the residual amount of Am in the solution was estimated. The analytical results of single particles by micro-Raman-scanning electron microscopy (SEM)-energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDX) indicate that the produced particles are Pu dioxide. Our initial attempts to measure the density of two single particles gave results with a spread value accompanied by a large uncertainty.
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Publikationstyp
Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Schlagwörter
alpha-spectrometry; Nuclear; Uranium
Sprache
Veröffentlichungsjahr
2012
HGF-Berichtsjahr
2012
ISSN (print) / ISBN
0003-2700
e-ISSN
1520-6882
Zeitschrift
Analytical Chemistry
Quellenangaben
Band: 84,
Heft: 6,
Seiten: 2638-2646
Verlag
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Begutachtungsstatus
Peer reviewed
Institut(e)
Institute of Radiation Protection (ISS)
POF Topic(s)
30504 - Mechanisms of Genetic and Environmental Influences on Health and Disease
Forschungsfeld(er)
Radiation Sciences
PSP-Element(e)
G-501100-002
PubMed ID
22372509
WOS ID
WOS:000301634500005
Scopus ID
84858729752
Erfassungsdatum
2012-04-20