Magnetic measurements of the transuranium elements. Progress report, January 1-December 31, 1986

Technical Report · Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5035007· OSTI ID:5035007

Nave, S E

Magnetic measurements have been made on polycrystalline CfCl/sub 3/ in both a hexagonal and orthorhombic crystal form. The magnetic properties were studied as a function of crystal structure by converting the same sample back and forth from one form to the other. In a continuation of a study of the magnetic transition temperature as a function of actinide-actinide separation of the curium pnictide series we have undertaken magnetic measurements on curium bismuthide during this contract period. We have accomplished several milestones in our program to grow single crystals of actinide metals and compounds and determine their solid-state properties. Previous physical property measurements on transamericium actinide materials have been mainly limited to polycrystalline samples due to the limited availability of materials and the great material losses incurred during the common crystal growth methods. We have investigated a low-loss, microscale technique of crystal growth using lanthanides as non-radioactive stand-ins for the radioactive actinides.

• Research Organization: Tennessee Univ., Knoxville (USA). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
• DOE Contract Number: AS05-79ER10348
• OSTI ID: 5035007
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/10348-8; ON: DE87000655
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

38 RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY, AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS
CRYSTAL GROWTH
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
TRANSITION TEMPERATURE
BISMUTH COMPOUNDS
MAGNETIC PROPERTIES
CALIFORNIUM CHLORIDES
CURIUM COMPOUNDS
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
CALIFORNIUM COMPOUNDS
CHLORIDES
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
TRANSPLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS
TRANSURANIUM COMPOUNDS
400702* - Radiochemistry & Nuclear Chemistry- Properties of Radioactive Materials