Published August 1988 | Version v1
Journal article

Analysis of long-lived isotopes by liquid scintillation spectrometry

  • 1. Argonne National Lab., IL (USA). Analytical Chemistry Lab.

Description

Neutron production cross sections are reported for reactions leading to long-lived isotopes in fusion reactor materials. Pure elements and separated isotopes were irradiated with 14.6-14.8 MeV neutron fluences up to 1018 n/cm2. Undesired activities were chemically separated and the long-lived activities were measured using both liquid scintillation and x-ray spectrometry. Results are presented for the reactions 56Fe(n,2n)55Fe(2.73 y), 64Ni(n,2n)63Ni(100 y), 63Cu(n,p)63Ni, and 60Ni(n,2n)59Ni(76,000 y). (author) 13 refs

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Journal Volume
123
Journal Issue
2
Series
J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. ;Articles.
Journal Page Range
461-469
ISSN
0236-5731
CODEN
JRNCD

Conference

Title
International topical conference on methods and applications of radioanalytical chemistry.
Dates
5-10 Apr 1987.
Place
Kona, HI (USA).