Published April 2013
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Journal article
Large volume gas irradiation procedure developed at The University of Texas at Austin
Creators
- 1. Texas University, Austin, TX (United States). Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory
Description
A large volume, in-core gas irradiation technique was developed at The University of Texas at Austin MARK II TRIGA reactor to produce a sample of 42Ar with an activity above 1 mBq. The method requires a large volume, 1.4 L, of natural Ar gas (99.6003 % 40Ar) at about 1 atm and three 12 h irradiation periods. The production of 42Ar requires a double capture to be produced from the stable 40Ar isotope. This method produced 940 kBq of 39Ar, 3.08 MBq 37Ar, 114 GBq 41Ar, and 0.311 Bq 42Ar at the end of the final irradiation period. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
- Journal Volume
- 296
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 223-226
- ISSN
- 0236-5731
- CODEN
- JRNCDM
Conference
- Title
- Methods and applications of radioanalytical chemistry. Part 1
- Acronym
- MARC IX
- Dates
- 25-30 Mar 2012
- Place
- Kona, Hawaii (United States)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Hungary
- Country of Input or Organization
- Hungary
- INIS RN
- 44053031
- Subject category
- S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES; S38: RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ARGON; ARGON 37; ARGON 39; ARGON 40; ARGON 41; ARGON 42; IRRADIATION; ISOTOPE PRODUCTION; ISOTOPE RATIO; NUCLEAR REACTION YIELD; TRIGA-TEXAS REACTOR
- Descriptors DEC
- ARGON ISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; ELEMENTS; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; FLUIDS; GASES; HOMOGENEOUS REACTORS; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; HYDRIDE MODERATED REACTORS; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; IRRADIATION REACTORS; ISOTOPE PRODUCTION REACTORS; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; NONMETALS; NUCLEI; PULSED REACTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; RARE GASES; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; SOLID HOMOGENEOUS REACTORS; STABLE ISOTOPES; THERMAL REACTORS; TRIGA TYPE REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; YIELDS
Optional Information
- Notes
- 10 refs.