Chemical investigation of three plutonium–beryllium neutron sources

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作者：
Benjamin Byerly
Kevin Kuhn
Lisa Colletti
Lynn Foster
Russ Keller
Elmer Lujan
Alex Martinez
Donivan Porterfield
Dan Schwartz
Khal Spencer
Floyd Stanley
Mariam Thomas
Lisa Townsend
Ning Xu
Lav Tandon
机构：
[1] Louisiana State University,Department of Geology and Geophysics
[2] Los Alamos National Laboratory,undefined
来源：
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry | 2017年 / 312卷
关键词：
PuBe; Neutron Source; Plutonium; Chronometry; Destructive analysis;
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摘要：
Thorough physical and chemical characterization of plutonium–beryllium (PuBe) neutron sources is an important capability with applications ranging from material accountancy to nuclear forensics. Characterization of PuBe sources is not trivial owing to range of existing source designs and the need for adequate infrastructure to deal with radiation and protect the analyst. This study demonstrates a method for characterization of three PuBe sources that includes physical inspection and imaging followed by controlled disassembly and destructive analysis.
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页数：9
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