Accelerator mass spectrometry of heavy long-lived radionuclides.

Journal Article · Wed Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 2003 · Int. J. Mass Spect.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S1387-3806(02)00944-2· OSTI ID:949597

Vockenhuber, C; Ahmad, I; Golser, R; Kutschera, W; Liechtenstein, V; Priller, A; Steier, P; Winkler, S

This paper describes the upgrade of the Vienna Environmental Research Accelerator (VERA) to a universal facility for accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS). As a result, it is now possible to measure many long-lived radionuclides at natural abundances across the nuclear chart, from the lightest ({sup 10}Be) to the heaviest ({sup 244}Pu). Particular emphasis is placed on measurements to understand the ion optics and the origin of background ions, which ultimately limit the sensitivity. VERA is now ready to venture into the realm of actinides (e.g., {sup 236}U, {sup 244}Pu), and other heavy radionuclides (e.g., {sup 182}Hf), which promise interesting applications in astrophysics and other fields.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC); FOR
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC02-06CH11357
• OSTI ID: 949597
• Report Number(s): ANL/PHY/JA-42350; TRN: US1003593
• Journal Information: Int. J. Mass Spect., Vol. 223, Issue 1-3 ; Jan. 15, 2003
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: ENGLISH

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