Spectroscopic Signature of Aging in (delta)-Pu(Ga)

Journal Article · Fri Apr 15 00:00:00 EDT 2005 · Journal of the Physical Society of Japan

OSTI ID:883765

Chung, B W; Schwartz, A J; Ebbinghaus, B B; Fluss, M J; Haslam, J J; Blobaum, K M; Tobin, J G

Resonant Photoemission, a variant of Photoelectron Spectroscopy, has been demonstrated to have sensitivity to aging of Pu samples. The spectroscopic results are correlated with resistivity measurements and are shown to be the fingerprint of mesoscopic or nanoscale internal damage in the Pu physical structure. This means that a spectroscopic signature of internal damage due to aging in Pu has been established.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 883765
• Report Number(s): UCRL-JRNL-212416; JUPSAU; TRN: US200615%%226
• Journal Information: Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, Vol. 75; ISSN 0031-9015
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
37 INORGANIC
ORGANIC
PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
AGING
PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY
PHOTOEMISSION
SENSITIVITY