Synchrotron Radiation Photoemission Electron Microscopy Study on Radioactive Cesium-bearing Microparticle Collected in Fukushima

• Published in: E-journal of surface science and nanotechnology Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 16 - 21
• Main Authors: Yoshigoe, Akitaka, Tsuda, Yasutaka, Kobata, Masaaki, Okane, Tetsuo, Satou, Yukihiko, Ohkochi, Takuo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo The Japan Society of Vacuum and Surface Science 20.02.2025; 公益社団法人 日本表面真空学会; Japan Science and Technology Agency
• Subjects: Aluminum; Cesium; Chemical mapping; Electron microscopy; Hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (HAXPES); Magnesium; Microparticles; Microscopy; Nuclear accidents; Nuclear power plants; Photoelectric emission; Photoelectrons; Radiation; Radioactive cesium-bearing microparticles (CsMPs); Silicon; Spatial resolution; Spectrum analysis; Structural models; Synchrotron radiation; Synchrotron radiation photoemission electron microscopy (SR-PEEM); X ray absorption; X ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Synchrotron radiation photoemission electron microscopy (SR-PEEM) combining with hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (HAXPES) was utilized to obtain detailed structural and chemical insights into radioactive cesium-bearing microparticles (CsMPs) smaller than 10 µm, collected from a location 25 km...