Published October 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Dawn of radiochemical research in Japan. From Hokutolite to U-237

Creators

  • 1. Tokyo Univ., Tokyo (Japan)

Description

This talk will present important developments of Japanese radiochemical studies in both natural and artificial radioelements with emphasis on two topics. First, the talk will describe radiochemistry of Hokutolite, a radioactive sinter deposit, in Peitou Hot Springs in Taiwan as well as Tamagawa Hot Springs in Japan after the discovery of Hokutolite in 1907. Secondly, the talk will mention Nishina and Kimura's excellent work on the discovery of a new uranium isotope, U-237, and several new fission products produced by fast neutron bombardments of uranium with RIKEN cyclotron during the period 1938-1942. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Nuclear and Radiochemical Sciences
Journal Volume
7
Journal Issue
suppl
Journal Page Range
p. 33-40
ISSN
1345-4749

Conference

Title
2006 annual meeting of the Japan Society of Nuclear and Radiochemical Sciences (JNRS); 50. symposium on radiochemistry
Dates
24-27 Oct 2006
Place
Mito, Ibaraki (Japan); Tokai, Ibaraki (Japan)