Time behavior of the emission of 1274 keV gamma-rays from UF₆

Journal Article · Fri May 31 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2019.05.020· OSTI ID:1525859

Swinhoe, Martyn Thomas  ^[1]; Stinnett, Jacob  ^[1]; Vo, Duc Ta  ^[1]; Ruch, Marc Lavi  ^[1]; Fugate, Glenn A. ^[2]; Jeffcoat, Ron J. ^[3]

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1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
2. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
3. Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States). Savannah River National Lab. (SRNL)

²²Na ingrowth originating from fluorine-alpha interactions has been proposed as a chronometer for UF₆ cylinders. Furthermore, these proposals have ignored the prompt 1274 keV gamma-ray contribution from ¹⁹F(α, p). We have shown that this contribution is significant and cannot be ignored when using this as a chronometer for UF₆.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• Grant/Contract Number: 89233218CNA000001
• OSTI ID: 1525859
• Alternate ID(s): OSTI ID: 1579985
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-19-22375
• Journal Information: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 946, Issue C; ISSN 0168-9002
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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