Development of first ever scanning probe microscopy capabilities for plutonium
| Autor: | Miles F. Beaux, Thomas J. Venhaus, Douglas R. Vodnik, D. P. Moore, Stephen A. Joyce, Adam T. Zocco, Miguel A. Santiago Cordoba, Scott Richmond, M. Ramos, Igor O. Usov |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Materials science Residual gas analyzer Ultra-high vacuum Scanning tunneling spectroscopy chemistry.chemical_element Nanotechnology 02 engineering and technology 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology 01 natural sciences law.invention Plutonium Scanning probe microscopy Nuclear Energy and Engineering Highly oriented pyrolytic graphite Glovebox chemistry law 0103 physical sciences General Materials Science Scanning tunneling microscope 010306 general physics 0210 nano-technology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Nuclear Materials. 487:260-264 |
| ISSN: | 0022-3115 |
| Popis: | 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. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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