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Title: Plutonium isotopic assay from alpha spectroscopy: A progress report

Abstract

The Non-Destructive Assay (NDA) group at New Brunswick Laboratory (NBL) continues to develop and refine a computer program ALPHAFIT, a sophisticated peak-fitting routine for use in determining the isotopic abundances of Pu and U samples. The program uses up to seven parameters per peak fit and up to 12 peaks per region of interest to de-convolute typical complicated Pu a spectra. Preliminary results show decent fits for major peaks in the spectrum and calculated isotopic abundances of the major isotopes to {+-} 4%.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Department of Energy, Argonne, IL (United States). New Brunswick Lab.
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
225416
Report Number(s):
CONF-950787-
TRN: IM9621%%346
Resource Type:
Book
Resource Relation:
Conference: 36. annual meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management, Palm Desert, CA (United States), 9-12 Jul 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Institute of Nuclear Materials Management 36. annual meeting: Proceedings. Volume 24; PB: 1347 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
40 CHEMISTRY; PLUTONIUM; ISOTOPE RATIO; ALPHA SPECTROSCOPY; URANIUM; NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS; A CODES; DATA ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA

Citation Formats

Baran, D T. Plutonium isotopic assay from alpha spectroscopy: A progress report. United States: N. p., 1995. Web.
Baran, D T. Plutonium isotopic assay from alpha spectroscopy: A progress report. United States.
Baran, D T. 1995. "Plutonium isotopic assay from alpha spectroscopy: A progress report". United States.
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