A possible novel method in nuclear forensics: positron annihilation spectroscopy-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

A possible novel method in nuclear forensics: positron annihilation spectroscopy

Published:2023-05-12 Issue:7 Volume:332 Page:2741-2747
ISSN:0236-5731
Container-title:Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
language:en
Short-container-title:J Radioanal Nucl Chem

Author:

Tóbi Csaba^ORCID,Homonnay Zoltán,Süvegh Károly

Abstract

AbstractPositron Annihilation Spectroscopy (PAS) is a non-destructive technique used mostly in material science for studying open spaces/free volumes in materials. In this work, several different nuclear materials originating from the nuclear fuel cycle or round-robin exercises are analyzed by PAS. Our goal was, as for a first test of applicability, to check whether the technique is potentially suitable in a nuclear forensic examination for origin assessment of nuclear materials in order to support investigation. The results, presented below are promising and can certainly be further improved by analyzing larger sets of samples.

Funder

Centre for Energy Research

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Spectroscopy,Pollution,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging,Nuclear Energy and Engineering,Analytical Chemistry

Link

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10967-023-08926-0.pdf

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