Published November 1, 1978 | Version v1
Journal article

Moessbauer resonance in 240Pu

  • 1. Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439

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The Moessbauer resonance of the 42.9-keV α transition in 240Pu has been observed. As source activity, the α parent 244Cm, with half-life of 18.1 yr, was used. For a CmO2 source and a PuO2 absorbed at 4.2 and 77 K, a single resonance line with a width of about 20% larger than the natural width of 40 mm/sec was observed. In the hexavalent plutonyl compound PuO2C2O4, a quadrupole interaction of vertical-bar e2qQ vertical-bar = 95 mm/sec was found. No isomer shifts could be detected

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Journal Title
Phys. Rev., B
Journal Volume
18
Journal Issue
9
Series
Phys. Rev., B.
Journal Page Range
4581-4587