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Title: Determination of Volatility and Element Fractionation in Glassy Fallout Debris by SIMS

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1253483· OSTI ID:1253483
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  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
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The purpose of this report is to characterize glassy fallout debris using the Trinity Test and then characterize the U-isotopes of U3O8 reference materials that contain weaponized debris.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
DOE Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
OSTI ID:
1253483
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-16-23310; TRN: US1601374
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
TRINITY EVENT
ION MICROPROBE ANALYSIS
MASS SPECTROSCOPY
URANIUM OXIDES U3O8
FRACTIONATION
FALLOUT
URANIUM ISOTOPES
VOLATILITY
PARTICLES
GLASS
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
CALIBRATION STANDARDS