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- Title
Stable neodymium isotopic composition of nuclear debris samples.
- Authors
Patton, Genna M.; Inglis, Jeremy D.; Sanborn, Matthew E.; Hanson, Susan K.
- Abstract
Fission reactions result in Nd isotope decay products which alter Nd isotopic compositions measured in nuclear debris. Trinitite samples measured by MC-ICP-MS show perturbations of Nd isotopes relative to 142Nd, the only isotope of Nd which is blocked from fission product decay. By measuring 144Nd/142Nd and the total number of atoms of 142Nd in the sample, it is possible to quantify the total number of fissions in nuclear debris, an important signature in post-detonation nuclear forensics.
- Subjects
NUCLEAR fission; FISSION products; NEODYMIUM; ISOTOPES; NEODYMIUM isotopes
- Publication
Journal of Radioanalytical & Nuclear Chemistry, 2023, Vol 332, Issue 7, p2715
- ISSN
0236-5731
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10967-023-08935-z