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URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE ISOTOPIC MEASUREMENTS USING AN INTERPOLATIVE METHOD

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4081249
When uranium hexafluoride is admitted to an isotopic mass spectrometer, the resultant ratio of U/sup 235/ to U/sup 238/ i s biased because of a phenomenon called memory. All mass spectrometer procedures must in some manner correct for this bias. An interpolative method was developed for the isotopic analysis of production samples, calibration of standard materials, and for the measurement of separation factors where precision and accuracy are of paramount importance. The interpolative procedure reduces the effect of memory to a negligible amount and at the same time compensates for, or eliminates, other sources of error. (auth)
Research Organization:
Goodyear Atomic Corp., Portsmouth, Ohio
DOE Contract Number:
AT-(33-2)-1
NSA Number:
NSA-15-006039
OSTI ID:
4081249
Report Number(s):
GAT-291
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English