We report results of a novel technique using an Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS) as a method of source preparation for alpha spectrometry. This method produced thin, contaminant free 241Am samples which yielded extraordinary energy resolution which appear to be at the lower limit of the detection technology used in this research.
Revised: July 27, 2015 |
Published: January 1, 2015
Citation
Dion M.P., M. Liezers, O.T. Farmer, B.W. Miller, S.M. Morley, C.J. Barinaga, and G.C. Eiden. 2015.Improving Alpha Spectrometry Energy Resolution by Ion Implantation with ICP-MS.Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 303, no. 1:877-884.PNNL-SA-98613.doi:10.1007/s10967-014-3500-8