Instrument for the investigation of the nanostructure of Pu and other actinides

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 713-718

  Trelenberg, T W ^a   Glade, S C ^a   Felter, T E ^a   Tobin, J G ^a   Hamza, A V ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REACTIVE MATERIALS; WAVE FUNCTIONS;

LOW ENERGY ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TOXIC MATERIALS; ULTRATHIN FILMS;

PLUTONIUM;

EID: 1842427307     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1647695     Document Type: Article

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15. Now supported by SPECS GMBH, Voltastrasse 5, 13355 Berlin, Germany. Internet: http://www.specs.com
16. Private communication with Priya Doshi, Health Physicist, LLNL ES&H (Environment Safety and Health) Team 5.
17. Normal handling means working with Pu-238 at ambient temperatures, no production of dry material and no vigorous chemical reactions. Operations that are allowed are precipitation, filtration/centrifuging, solvent extraction, chromatography, and pipetting or titrating.
18. LLNL ES&H Manual.
19. Class I sealed sources require labeling with trefoil, and can be transported on site by trained personnel.