CHEMICAL EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR RECOIL. ALKALI BROMATES

Journal Article · Thu Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1963 · Radiochimica Acta (West Germany)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1524/ract.1963.1.4.193· OSTI ID:4657032

Apers, D J; Dejehet, F G; van Outryve d'Ydewalle, B S; Capron, P C; Jach, J; Moorhead, E

An attempt was made to explain some of the discrepancies that were observed during studies on the retention of bromine in neutron irradiated bromates. In particular the influence of solvent, irradiation time, and thermal annealing was investigated in potassium bromate, lithium (natural abundance) bromate, and lithium (depleted in Li/sup 6/) bromate. Experiments show that a considerable amount of neutral bromine is formed upon recoil, and that the abnormal behavior of lithium bromate is due to the consequences of Li/sup 6/(n, alpha )T reactions. An explanation is put forward on the basis of an oxygen free intermediate recoil bromine fragment. The isotope effect on bromine recoil was confirmed. (auth)

• Research Organization: Universite de Louvain, Belg.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-17-039138
• OSTI ID: 4657032
• Journal Information: Radiochimica Acta (West Germany), Journal Name: Radiochimica Acta (West Germany) Vol. Vol: 1; ISSN RAACA
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

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ALKALI METALS
ALPHA BEAMS
ALPHA PARTICLES
ANNEALING
BROMATES
BROMIC ACID
BROMINE
BROMINE COMPOUNDS
BROMINE OXIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMISTRY
DECAY
ENRICHMENT
HEATING
IRRADIATION
ISOTOPE EFFECTS
LITHIUM 6
LITHIUM COMPOUNDS
LITHIUM OXIDES
MINERAL ACIDS
NEUTRON BEAMS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
OXYGEN
POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS
POTASSIUM OXIDES
RADIATION CHEMISTRY
RECOILS
SOLVENTS
TESTING
TRITIUM