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Title: Improved precision and accuracy in quantifying plutonium isotope ratios by RIMS

Abstract

Resonance ionization mass spectrometry (RIMS) holds the promise of rapid, isobar-free quantification of actinide isotope ratios in as-received materials (i.e. not chemically purified). Recent progress in achieving this potential using two Pu test materials is presented. RIMS measurements were conducted multiple times over a period of two months on two different Pu solutions deposited on metal surfaces. Measurements were bracketed with a Pu isotopic standard, and yielded absolute accuracies of the measured 240Pu/239Pu ratios of 0.7% and 0.58%, with precisions (95% confidence intervals) of 1.49% and 0.91%. In conclusion, the minor isotope 238Pu was also quantified despite the presence of a significant quantity of 238U in the samples.

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 [1];  [2];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1]
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  1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
  2. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
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Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1241996
Report Number(s):
LLNL-JRNL-674877
Journal ID: ISSN 0236-5731; TRN: US1600407
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC52-07NA27344; AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 307; Journal Issue: 3; Journal ID: ISSN 0236-5731
Publisher:
Springer
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS; 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND RUEL MATERIALS; Resonance ionization mass spectrometry; Nuclear forensics; Plutonium; Isotope ratios; Laser postionization Introduction

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Isselhardt, B. H., Savina, M. R., Kucher, A., Gates, S. D., Knight, K. B., and Hutcheon, I. D. Improved precision and accuracy in quantifying plutonium isotope ratios by RIMS. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1007/s10967-015-4393-x.
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Isselhardt, B. H., Savina, M. R., Kucher, A., Gates, S. D., Knight, K. B., & Hutcheon, I. D. Improved precision and accuracy in quantifying plutonium isotope ratios by RIMS. United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-015-4393-x
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Isselhardt, B. H., Savina, M. R., Kucher, A., Gates, S. D., Knight, K. B., and Hutcheon, I. D. Tue . "Improved precision and accuracy in quantifying plutonium isotope ratios by RIMS". United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-015-4393-x. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1241996.
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@article{osti_1241996,
title = {Improved precision and accuracy in quantifying plutonium isotope ratios by RIMS},
author = {Isselhardt, B. H. and Savina, M. R. and Kucher, A. and Gates, S. D. and Knight, K. B. and Hutcheon, I. D.},
abstractNote = {Resonance ionization mass spectrometry (RIMS) holds the promise of rapid, isobar-free quantification of actinide isotope ratios in as-received materials (i.e. not chemically purified). Recent progress in achieving this potential using two Pu test materials is presented. RIMS measurements were conducted multiple times over a period of two months on two different Pu solutions deposited on metal surfaces. Measurements were bracketed with a Pu isotopic standard, and yielded absolute accuracies of the measured 240Pu/239Pu ratios of 0.7% and 0.58%, with precisions (95% confidence intervals) of 1.49% and 0.91%. In conclusion, the minor isotope 238Pu was also quantified despite the presence of a significant quantity of 238U in the samples.},
doi = {10.1007/s10967-015-4393-x},
journal = {Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry},
number = 3,
volume = 307,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}
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