Actinides AMS for nuclear safeguards and related applications

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dc.contributor.authorHotchkis, MACen_AU
dc.contributor.authorChild, DPen_AU
dc.contributor.authorZorko, Ben_AU
dc.date.accessioned2010-07-05T00:33:10Zen_AU
dc.date.available2010-07-05T00:33:10Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2010-04en_AU
dc.date.statistics2010-04en_AU
dc.description.abstractThe nuclear safeguards system which is used to monitor compliance with the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty relies to a significant degree on the analysis of environmental samples. Undeclared nuclear activities can be detected through determination of the isotopic ratios of uranium and plutonium in such samples. It is necessary to be able to measure plutonium at the femtogram level in this application, and measure the full suite of uranium isotopes (233–238U) where the total uranium content may be at the nanogram level. In this paper we describe the development of our accelerator mass spectrometry system for such analyses, with particular reference to recent improvements in our methods. The commissioning of a fast isotope cycling system for actinides has led to improved precision, with reproducibility of 4% for actinide isotope ratios. The background level for the key rare isotope 236U is found to be 8.8 fg, for total uranium content in the nanogram range, and is limited by 236U contamination rather than ion mis-identification. For plutonium the background is at the low femtogram level. © 2009 Published by Elsevier B.V.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationHotchkis, M. A. C., Child, D. P., & Zorko, B. (2010). Actinides AMS for nuclear safeguards and related applications. Paper presented at the 11th International Conference on Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS-11), 14th – 19th September 2008. Spazio Etoile, Rome. In Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 268(7-8), 1257-1260. doi:10.1016/j.nimb.2009.10.147en_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceenddate19 September 2008en_AU
dc.identifier.conferencename11th International Conference on Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS-11)en_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceplaceSpazio Etoile, Romeen_AU
dc.identifier.conferencestartdate14 September 2008en_AU
dc.identifier.govdoc1841en_AU
dc.identifier.issn0168-583Xen_AU
dc.identifier.issue45145en_AU
dc.identifier.issue7-8en_AU
dc.identifier.journaltitleNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atomsen_AU
dc.identifier.pagination1257-1260en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2009.10.147en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/1741en_AU
dc.identifier.volume268en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherElsevieren_AU
dc.subjectSafeguardsen_AU
dc.subjectActinidesen_AU
dc.subjectNon-proliferation treatyen_AU
dc.subjectUraniumen_AU
dc.subjectPlutoniumen_AU
dc.subjectMass spectroscopyen_AU
dc.titleActinides AMS for nuclear safeguards and related applicationsen_AU
dc.typeConference Paperen_AU
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