Development of first ever scanning probe microscopy capabilities for plutonium

Scanning probe microscopy capabilities have been developed for plutonium and its derivative compounds. Specifically, a scanning tunneling microscope and an atomic force microscope housed in an ultra-high vacuum system and an inert atmosphere glove box, respectively, were prepared for the introductio...

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Published inJournal of nuclear materials Vol. 486; p. 260
Main Authors Beaux, Miles F, Cordoba, Miguel Santiago, Zocco, Adam T, Vodnik, Douglas R, Ramos, Michael, Richmond, Scott, Moore, David P, Venhaus, Thomas J, Joyce, Stephen A, Usov, Igor O
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier BV 01.04.2017
Subjects
Atomic force microscopy
High vacuum
Plutonium
Scanning electron microscopy
Scanning probe microscopy
Spatial discrimination
Spatial resolution
Tunneling
Vacuum
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Summary:Scanning probe microscopy capabilities have been developed for plutonium and its derivative compounds. Specifically, a scanning tunneling microscope and an atomic force microscope housed in an ultra-high vacuum system and an inert atmosphere glove box, respectively, were prepared for the introduction of small non-dispersible δ-Pu coupons. Experimental details, procedures, and preliminary imaging of δ-Pu coupons are presented to demonstrate the functionality of these new capabilities. These first of a kind capabilities for plutonium represent a significant step forward in the ability to characterize and understand plutonium surfaces with high spatial resolution.
ISSN:0022-3115
1873-4820