Nuclear recoil spectroscopy of levitated particles

Malyzhenkov, Alexander; Lebedev, Vyacheslav; Castro, Alonso

doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.98.052103

Title: Nuclear recoil spectroscopy of levitated particles

Journal Article · Tue Nov 06 00:00:00 EST 2018 · Physical Review A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.98.052103· OSTI ID:1482945

^[1]; Lebedev, Vyacheslav ^[2];

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Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb, IL (United States)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Here, we propose a method for the detection and characterization of nuclear decay processes. Specifically, we describe how nuclear decay recoil can be observed within small particles levitated in an optical trap with high positional resolution. Precise measurements of the magnitude of each recoil as well as their rate of occurrence can provide accurate information about the isotopic composition of a radioactive sample. We expect that this technique for nuclear material characterization will be especially useful in the area of nuclear forensic analysis.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001

OSTI ID:: 1482945

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-18-23548; PLRAAN

Journal Information:: Physical Review A, Vol. 98, Issue 5; ISSN 2469-9926

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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