Determination of 239Pu and 240Pu isotope ratio for a nuclear bomb particle using X-ray spectrometry in conjunction with γ-ray spectrometry and non-destructive α-particle spectrometry

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 610, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 515-521

  Pollanen R ^a   Ruotsalainen, K ^a   Toivonen, H ^a  

^a STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

spectrometry; ray spectrometry; Hot particle; Plutonium; Uranium; X ray spectrometry

Indexed keywords

ATOM RATIO; HOT PARTICLES; INDIVIDUAL PARTICLES; ISOTOPE RATIO; NON DESTRUCTIVE; NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR BOMBS; WEAPONS-GRADE; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

BOMBING; BOMBS (ORDNANCE); ISOTOPES; PLUTONIUM; URANIUM; X RAYS;

SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 71749111360     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2009.08.066     Document Type: Article

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