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Title: Q-Spectroscopy

Conference ·
OSTI ID:1170700
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  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

A new tool for rapid single-particle analysis in safeguards is described. This quantitative analysis tool has advantages over conventional methods for isotopic analysis of actinide-bearing samples. The method can be used to determine chemical age via 241Am/241Pu ''atomic clock''.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
DOE Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
OSTI ID:
1170700
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-15-21340; TRN: US1600055
Resource Relation:
Conference: Nuclear weapons and material security portfolio review - WMS 2015, Livermore, CA (United States), 17-19 Feb 2015; Related Information: PowerPoint presentation
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English