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Title: Nuclear Forensics and Radiochemistry: Fission

Abstract

Radiochemistry has been used to study fission since it’ discovery. Radiochemical methods are used to determine cumulative mass yields. These measurements have led to the two-mode fission hypothesis to model the neutron energy dependence of fission product yields. Fission product yields can be used for the nuclear forensics of nuclear explosions. The mass yield curve depends on both the fuel and the neutron spectrum of a device. Recent studies have shown that the nuclear structure of the compound nucleus can affect the mass yield distribution.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
OSTI Identifier:
1407920
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-17-30239
DOE Contract Number:  
AC52-06NA25396
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS

Citation Formats

Rundberg, Robert S. Nuclear Forensics and Radiochemistry: Fission. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.2172/1407920.
Rundberg, Robert S. Nuclear Forensics and Radiochemistry: Fission. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1407920
Rundberg, Robert S. 2017. "Nuclear Forensics and Radiochemistry: Fission". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1407920. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1407920.
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abstractNote = {Radiochemistry has been used to study fission since it’ discovery. Radiochemical methods are used to determine cumulative mass yields. These measurements have led to the two-mode fission hypothesis to model the neutron energy dependence of fission product yields. Fission product yields can be used for the nuclear forensics of nuclear explosions. The mass yield curve depends on both the fuel and the neutron spectrum of a device. Recent studies have shown that the nuclear structure of the compound nucleus can affect the mass yield distribution.},
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year = {Tue Nov 07 00:00:00 EST 2017},
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