Gamma and Decay Energy Spectroscopy Measurements of Trinitite
Abstract
We report gamma-ray spectroscopy measurements of trinitite samples and analogous samples obtained from detonation sites in Nevada and Semipalatinsk, as well as in situ measurements of topsoil at the Trinity site. We also report the first isotopic composition measurements of trinitite using the novel forensics technique of decay energy spectroscopy (DES) as a complement to traditional forensics techniques. Our gamma spectroscopy and DES measurements are compared to other published results.
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- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria)
- National Inst. of Standards and Technology (NIST), Boulder, CO (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1838293
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-21-20857
Journal ID: ISSN 0029-5450; TRN: US2300974
- Grant/Contract Number:
- 89233218CNA000001
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Nuclear Technology
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 207; Journal Issue: sup1; Journal ID: ISSN 0029-5450
- Publisher:
- Taylor & Francis - formerly American Nuclear Society (ANS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; trinitite; gamma spectroscopy; decay energy spectroscopy; plutonium isotopics; transition edge sensor
Citation Formats
Mercer, David James, Koehler, Katrina Elizabeth, Croce, Mark Philip, Hoover, Andrew Scott, Hypes, Philip A., Kozimor, Stosh Anthony, Mocko, Veronika, Saey, Paul R. J., Schmidt, Daniel R., and Ullom, Joel N.. Gamma and Decay Energy Spectroscopy Measurements of Trinitite. United States: N. p., 2021.
Web. doi:10.1080/00295450.2021.1922258.
Mercer, David James, Koehler, Katrina Elizabeth, Croce, Mark Philip, Hoover, Andrew Scott, Hypes, Philip A., Kozimor, Stosh Anthony, Mocko, Veronika, Saey, Paul R. J., Schmidt, Daniel R., & Ullom, Joel N.. Gamma and Decay Energy Spectroscopy Measurements of Trinitite. United States. https://doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2021.1922258
Mercer, David James, Koehler, Katrina Elizabeth, Croce, Mark Philip, Hoover, Andrew Scott, Hypes, Philip A., Kozimor, Stosh Anthony, Mocko, Veronika, Saey, Paul R. J., Schmidt, Daniel R., and Ullom, Joel N.. Tue .
"Gamma and Decay Energy Spectroscopy Measurements of Trinitite". United States. https://doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2021.1922258. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1838293.
@article{osti_1838293,
title = {Gamma and Decay Energy Spectroscopy Measurements of Trinitite},
author = {Mercer, David James and Koehler, Katrina Elizabeth and Croce, Mark Philip and Hoover, Andrew Scott and Hypes, Philip A. and Kozimor, Stosh Anthony and Mocko, Veronika and Saey, Paul R. J. and Schmidt, Daniel R. and Ullom, Joel N.},
abstractNote = {We report gamma-ray spectroscopy measurements of trinitite samples and analogous samples obtained from detonation sites in Nevada and Semipalatinsk, as well as in situ measurements of topsoil at the Trinity site. We also report the first isotopic composition measurements of trinitite using the novel forensics technique of decay energy spectroscopy (DES) as a complement to traditional forensics techniques. Our gamma spectroscopy and DES measurements are compared to other published results.},
doi = {10.1080/00295450.2021.1922258},
journal = {Nuclear Technology},
number = sup1,
volume = 207,
place = {United States},
year = {2021},
month = {11}
}
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