Application of copper vapour lasers for controlling activity of uranium isotopes
Beryllium nanoparticles are generated upon ablation of a beryllium target in water by a copper vapour laser. The average size of single crystalline nanoparticles is . Ablation of a beryllium target in aqueous solutions of uranyl chloride leads to a significant (up to ) decrease in the gamma activity...
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Published in | Quantum electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.) Vol. 43; no. 6; pp. 591 - 596 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
Turpion Ltd and the Russian Academy of Sciences
01.01.2013
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Summary: | Beryllium nanoparticles are generated upon ablation of a beryllium target in water by a copper vapour laser. The average size of single crystalline nanoparticles is . Ablation of a beryllium target in aqueous solutions of uranyl chloride leads to a significant (up to ) decrease in the gamma activity of radionuclides of the uranium-238 and uranium-235 series. Data on the recovery of the gamma activity of these nuclides to new steady-state values after laser irradiation are obtained. The possibility of application of copper vapour lasers for radioactive waste deactivation is discussed. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 1063-7818 1468-4799 |
DOI: | 10.1070/QE2013v043n06ABEH014879 |