Published 2016 | Version v1
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Age-dating methodology for 137Cs ceramic sources

Creators

  • 1. Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
  • 2. Washington State University, Pullman, WA (United States)

Description

Here, age-dating of 137Cs ceramic sources is shown to be a viable technology for nuclear forensics investigations. The 137Cs age-dating method in general, however, could be substantially improved by using radiometric rather than ICP-MS measurement of the 137Cs isotope and by refining the Cs/Ba separation process. With these improvements, uncertainty in the age of a 60-year-old source decreases from 1.35 to 0.68 y.

Availability note (English)

Available from https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1460971; https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1460971; DOE Accepted Manuscript full text, or the publishers Best Available Version will be available free of charge after the embargo period

Additional details

Additional titles

Augmented title (English)
KEYWORDS: 137CS CERAMIC; EDTA; RDD; AGE DATING; EXTRACTION CHROMATOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR FORENSICS

Identifiers

URL
https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1460971; https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1460971;
DOI
10.1007/s10967-016-4712-x;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Journal Volume
309
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 999-1019
ISSN
0236-5731

INIS

Country of Publication
Hungary
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
51024987
Subject category
S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY;
Descriptors DEI
BARIUM; CERAMICS; CESIUM 137; EXTRACTION CHROMATOGRAPHY; ICP MASS SPECTROSCOPY; ISOTOPE DATING; NUCLEAR FORENSICS
Descriptors DEC
AGE ESTIMATION; ALKALINE EARTH METALS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CESIUM ISOTOPES; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CRIME DETECTION; DETECTION; ELEMENTS; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; MASS SPECTROSCOPY; METALS; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SPECTROSCOPY; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
AC02-06CH11357
Funding organization
US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (United States); USDOE (United States)
Secondary number(s)
OSTIID--1460971