Quantitative Determination of Wax Contamination in Polystyrene HIPE Foam Using Solid-State NMR

Cluff, Kyle James; Goodwin, Lynne Alese; Hamilton, Christopher Eric; Lee, Matthew Nicholson; Oertel, John A.

doi:10.1080/15361055.2017.1387453

Title: Quantitative Determination of Wax Contamination in Polystyrene HIPE Foam Using Solid-State NMR

Abstract

Differences in molecular mobility between polystyrene foam and Brij-78 wax results in vast differences in the ¹H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) linewidth. This allows for the convenient determination of wax content in the polystyrene foam components of inertial confinement fusion targets via solid-state NMR. Lastly, contamination levels as low as 0.1% are easily recognized and quantified, and the detection limit is calculated to be 0.02% even when only 32 transients are recorded.

Authors:

^[1]; Goodwin, Lynne Alese ^[1];

^[1];

^[1]; Oertel, John A. ^[1]

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

Publication Date:: Wed Nov 29 00:00:00 EST 2017

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

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Programs (DP)

OSTI Identifier:: 1412897

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-17-24692
Journal ID: ISSN 1536-1055; TRN: US1800403

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Fusion Science and Technology

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 73; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 1536-1055

Publisher:: American Nuclear Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; Solid-state NMR; ICF targets; HIPE foam

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                    Cluff, Kyle James, Goodwin, Lynne Alese, Hamilton, Christopher Eric, Lee, Matthew Nicholson, and Oertel, John A. Quantitative Determination of Wax Contamination in Polystyrene HIPE Foam Using Solid-State NMR.  United States: N. p., 2017. 
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                    Cluff, Kyle James, Goodwin, Lynne Alese, Hamilton, Christopher Eric, Lee, Matthew Nicholson, & Oertel, John A. Quantitative Determination of Wax Contamination in Polystyrene HIPE Foam Using Solid-State NMR.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2017.1387453

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                    Cluff, Kyle James, Goodwin, Lynne Alese, Hamilton, Christopher Eric, Lee, Matthew Nicholson, and Oertel, John A. Wed .  
"Quantitative Determination of Wax Contamination in Polystyrene HIPE Foam Using Solid-State NMR".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2017.1387453.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1412897.

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  title        = {Quantitative Determination of Wax Contamination in Polystyrene HIPE Foam Using Solid-State NMR},

  author       = {Cluff, Kyle James and Goodwin, Lynne Alese and Hamilton, Christopher Eric and Lee, Matthew Nicholson and Oertel, John A.},

  abstractNote = {Differences in molecular mobility between polystyrene foam and Brij-78 wax results in vast differences in the 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) linewidth. This allows for the convenient determination of wax content in the polystyrene foam components of inertial confinement fusion targets via solid-state NMR. Lastly, contamination levels as low as 0.1% are easily recognized and quantified, and the detection limit is calculated to be 0.02% even when only 32 transients are recorded.},

  doi          = {10.1080/15361055.2017.1387453},

  journal      = {Fusion Science and Technology},

  number       = 2,

  volume       = 73,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Wed Nov 29 00:00:00 EST 2017},

  month        = {Wed Nov 29 00:00:00 EST 2017}

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