Published July 1975 | Version v1
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Contained SEM for examining radioactive materials

Creators

  • 1. Savannah River Laboratory, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., Aiken, South Carolina 29801

Description

A contained scanning electron microscope (CSEM) was designed and constructed at the Savannah River Laboratory. The facility consists of two stainless-steel glove boxes with separate compartments for specimen mounting and coating, specimen decontamination, SEM column and sample chamber, and containment of the vacuum pumping systems

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1063/1.1134336;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Review of Scientific Instruments
Journal Volume
46
Journal Issue
7
Series
Rev. Sci. Instrum.
Journal Page Range
889-892
ISSN
0034-6748

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
6213805
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; GLOVEBOXES; INSPECTION; PERFORMANCE; PLUTONIUM DIOXIDE; RADIATION MONITORING; SAFETY; SPECIFICATIONS
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; LABORATORY EQUIPMENT; MICROSCOPES; MONITORING; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS; PLUTONIUM OXIDES; TRANSURANIUM COMPOUNDS

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