Development of a rapid source preparation method for high-resolution α-particle spectrometry

H. Kikunaga; Y. Kasamatsu; K. Takamiya; T. Ohtsuki; H. Yuki; A. Yokoyama; T. Nakanishi; T. Mitsugashira

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2008.11.015

Development of a rapid source preparation method for high-resolution α-particle spectrometry

H. Kikunaga, Y. Kasamatsu, K. Takamiya, T. Ohtsuki, H. Yuki, A. Yokoyama, T. Nakanishi, T. Mitsugashira

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Abstract

In order to prepare sources of short-lived actinides for α-particle spectrometry, a coprecipitation method with Sm hydroxide was developed. The preparation procedure can be completed within 5 min with a high chemical yield of over 90%. It was found that the uniformity of the produced sources was sufficient to provide a high resolution of better than 20 keV. Under this method, we successfully measured the α-particle spectrum of short-lived Cf isotopes produced in the ²³⁸U(¹²C, xn) reaction.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	539-543
Number of pages	5
Journal	Applied Radiation and Isotopes
Volume	67
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2008.11.015
Publication status	Published - 2009 Apr

Keywords

Actinides
Alpha-source preparation
Alpha-spectrometry
Coprecipitation
Electrodeposition
Samarium

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Development of a rapid source preparation method for high-resolution α-particle spectrometry

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