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Title: Detection of Actinides via Nuclear Isomer De-Excitation

Abstract

This dissertation discusses a data collection experiment within the Actinide Isomer Identification project (AID). The AID project is the investigation of an active interrogation technique that utilizes nuclear isomer production, with the goal of assisting in the interdiction of illicit nuclear materials. In an attempt to find and characterize isomers belonging to 235U and its fission fragments, a 232Th target was bombarded with a monoenergetic 6Li ion beam, operating at 45 MeV.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
992019
Report Number(s):
PNNL-18582
NN2001000; TRN: US1100035
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Thesis/Dissertation
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION; 38 RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY, AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY; URANIUM 235; DE-EXCITATION; DETECTION; FISSION FRAGMENTS; ION BEAMS; LITHIUM 6; THORIUM 232 TARGET; DATA ACQUISITION; NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; NUCLEAR MATERIALS DIVERSION; IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; nuclear data; isomers; actinides; SNM detection

Citation Formats

Francy, Christopher J. Detection of Actinides via Nuclear Isomer De-Excitation. United States: N. p., 2009. Web. doi:10.2172/992019.
Francy, Christopher J. Detection of Actinides via Nuclear Isomer De-Excitation. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/992019
Francy, Christopher J. 2009. "Detection of Actinides via Nuclear Isomer De-Excitation". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/992019. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/992019.
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abstractNote = {This dissertation discusses a data collection experiment within the Actinide Isomer Identification project (AID). The AID project is the investigation of an active interrogation technique that utilizes nuclear isomer production, with the goal of assisting in the interdiction of illicit nuclear materials. In an attempt to find and characterize isomers belonging to 235U and its fission fragments, a 232Th target was bombarded with a monoenergetic 6Li ion beam, operating at 45 MeV.},
doi = {10.2172/992019},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/992019}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2009},
month = {Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2009}
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