Ultra-low field NMR of UF6 for235U detection and characterization

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 816-818

  Magnelind, Per E ^a   Matlashov, Andrei N ^a   Volegov, Petr L ^a   Espy, Michelle A ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

SQUID; ULF NMR; Uranium hexafluoride

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY TECHNIQUES; MEAN TEMPERATURE; NON-INVASIVE DETECTION; NON-PROLIFERATION; POLARIZATION FIELD; TRANSVERSE RELAXATION TIME; ULF-NMR; ULTRA-LOW FIELD; URANIUM ENRICHMENT; URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE;

NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SQUIDS; URANIUM;

TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS;

EID: 68649123058     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2009.2019562     Document Type: Conference Paper

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