Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has developed an automated system for separating Xe from air and can detect the following radioxenon isotopes, 131mXe, 133mXe, 133Xe, and 135Xe. This report details the techniques used to generate the various radioxenon isotopes that are used for the calibration of the detector as well as other isotopes that have the potential to interfere with the fission produced radioxenon isotopes. Fission production is covered first using highly enriched uranium followed by a description and results from an experiment to produce radioxenon isotopes from neutron activation of ambient xenon.
Revised: November 8, 2007 |
Published: June 30, 2003
Citation
McIntyre J.I., T.W. Bowyer, J.C. Hayes, T.R. Heimbigner, S.J. Morris, M.E. Panisko, and W.K. Pitts, et al. 2003.Generation of Radixenon Isotopes Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.