Published June 1994 | Version v1
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Long-lived noble gas radionuclides

Creators

  • 1. Institut fuer Radiumforschung und Kernphysik der Universitaet Wien, Boltzmanngasse 3, A-1090 Vienna (Austria)
  • 2. Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439 (United States)
  • 3. Racah Institute for Physics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel)
  • 4. National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 (United States)

Description

The first AMS measurements of 39Ar and 81Kr have been performed by combining positive-ion production in an ECR ion source with acceleration to 6 MeV/A in the ATLAS linear accelerator and detection in a gas-filled spectrograph. Sensitivities of 39Ar/Ar=8x10-16 (natural argon), and 81Kr/Kr=2x10-10 (neutron-activated krypton) were achieved. A full-stripping experiment for 81Kr-81Br separation at 45 MeV/A was performed with the MSU K1200 cyclotron. Substantial contributions from nuclear reactions in a Be stripper foil were observed, in the attempt to detect 81Kr36+ ions in the A1200 recoil separator. The general situation for the detection of noble gas radionuclides is discussed. ((orig.))

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section B, Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Journal Volume
92
Journal Issue
1-4
Journal Page Range
p. 241-248.
ISSN
0168-583X
CODEN
NIMBEU

Conference

Title
6. triennial international conference on accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS-6).
Dates
27 Sep - 1 Oct 1993.
Place
Canberra (Australia); Sydney (Australia).

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
26009352
Subject category
S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ARGON 39; BEAM STRIPPERS; CARBON; CATIONS; ELECTRON CYCLOTRON-RESONANCE; FOILS; ION SOURCES; ISOCHRONOUS CYCLOTRONS; KRYPTON 81; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; MASS SPECTROSCOPY; MEV RANGE 01-10; MEV RANGE 10-100; RECOILS
Descriptors DEC
ACCELERATORS; ARGON ISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CHARGED PARTICLES; CYCLIC ACCELERATORS; CYCLOTRON RESONANCE; CYCLOTRONS; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; ELEMENTS; ENERGY RANGE; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; IONS; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; KRYPTON ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MEV RANGE; NONMETALS; NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; RESONANCE; SECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; SPECTROSCOPY; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES