Preparation of iridium targets by electrodeposition for neutron capture cross section measurements

Bond, Evelyn M.; Moody, W. Allen; Arnold, Charles; Bredeweg, Todd A.; Jandel, Marian; Rusev, Gencho Y.

doi:10.1007/s10967-015-4607-2

Title: Preparation of iridium targets by electrodeposition for neutron capture cross section measurements

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Here, the preparation of ¹⁹¹Ir and ¹⁹³Ir electrodeposits for neutron capture cross-section measurements at the detector for advanced neutron capture experiments located at the at Los Alamos Neutron Science Center is described. The electrodeposition of iridium in the desired thickness of 0.4–1 mg/cm² is challenging. Better yields and thicknesses were obtained using electrodeposition from isopropyl alcohol solutions than from ammonium sulfate solutions. ¹⁹¹Ir and ¹⁹³Ir targets were initially prepared using the standard single-sided electrodeposition cell. Iridium electrodepositions using a double-sided electrodeposition cell were developed and were optimized, resulting in thick, uniform iridium deposits. LA UR 15-22475.

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Bond, Evelyn M. ^[1]; Moody, W. Allen ^[2]; Arnold, Charles ^[1]; Bredeweg, Todd A. ^[1]; Jandel, Marian ^[1]; Rusev, Gencho Y. ^[1]

Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Florida Dept. of Health, Orlando, FL (United States)

Publication Date:: Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2016

Research Org.:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1255239

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-15-22475
Journal ID: ISSN 0236-5731

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 307; Journal Issue: 3; Conference: MARC X, Kailua-Kona, HI (United States), 12-17 Apr 2015; Journal ID: ISSN 0236-5731

Publisher:: Springer

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 38 RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY, AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY; Electrodeposition Iridium DANCE Molecular plating

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                    Bond, Evelyn M., Moody, W. Allen, Arnold, Charles, Bredeweg, Todd A., Jandel, Marian, and Rusev, Gencho Y. Preparation of iridium targets by electrodeposition for neutron capture cross section measurements.  United States: N. p., 2016. 
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                    Bond, Evelyn M., Moody, W. Allen, Arnold, Charles, Bredeweg, Todd A., Jandel, Marian, & Rusev, Gencho Y. Preparation of iridium targets by electrodeposition for neutron capture cross section measurements.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-015-4607-2

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                    Bond, Evelyn M., Moody, W. Allen, Arnold, Charles, Bredeweg, Todd A., Jandel, Marian, and Rusev, Gencho Y. Tue .  
"Preparation of iridium targets by electrodeposition for neutron capture cross section measurements".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-015-4607-2.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1255239.

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@article{osti_1255239,

  title        = {Preparation of iridium targets by electrodeposition for neutron capture cross section measurements},

  author       = {Bond, Evelyn M. and Moody, W. Allen and Arnold, Charles and Bredeweg, Todd A. and Jandel, Marian and Rusev, Gencho Y.},

  abstractNote = {Here, the preparation of 191Ir and 193Ir electrodeposits for neutron capture cross-section measurements at the detector for advanced neutron capture experiments located at the at Los Alamos Neutron Science Center is described. The electrodeposition of iridium in the desired thickness of 0.4–1 mg/cm2 is challenging. Better yields and thicknesses were obtained using electrodeposition from isopropyl alcohol solutions than from ammonium sulfate solutions. 191Ir and 193Ir targets were initially prepared using the standard single-sided electrodeposition cell. Iridium electrodepositions using a double-sided electrodeposition cell were developed and were optimized, resulting in thick, uniform iridium deposits. LA UR 15-22475.},

  doi          = {10.1007/s10967-015-4607-2},

  journal      = {Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry},

  number       = 3,

  volume       = 307,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2016},

  month        = {Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2016}

}

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