Investigation of uranium molecular species using laser ablation
- Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL (United States). Dept. of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering
The goal of this project is to investigate the dynamic evolution of uranium oxide (UOx) molecular species in a rapidly cooling low-temperature plasma using a coupled experimental and modeling approach. Our purpose is to develop quantitative constraints on the UOx phase chemistry under physical conditions similar to that of a nuclear fireball at the time of debris condensation. This work is motivated by a need to better understand the factors controlling uranium chemical fractionation in post-detonation nuclear debris.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344; HDTRA1-16-1-0020
- OSTI ID:
- 1377768
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-TR-734616
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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