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Novel Fission Track Detection For Identification And Characterization Of Special Nuclear Materials, Jonathan Allen Gill
Novel Fission Track Detection For Identification And Characterization Of Special Nuclear Materials, Jonathan Allen Gill
Doctoral Dissertations
Fission track detection and analysis is used primarily in nuclear safeguards to identify special nuclear material. Identification of isotopic ratios is a crucial step in understanding the intended use of nuclear material and the nature of the materials production cycle. Unfortunately, this methodology uses etchable track detectors that require significant expertise and intensive labor to process.
This study developed a novel method using lithium fluoride (LiF) as a fluorescing nuclear track detector to conduct fission track analysis for isotopic prediction of uranium enrichment. Individual latent tracks produced by fission products were observed in LiF for the first time. These tracks …