High sensitivity hydrogen analysis in zircaloy-4 using helium-assisted excitation laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Autor: Marincan Pardede, Indra Karnadi, Rinda Hedwig, Ivan Tanra, Javed Iqbal, Mangasi Alion Marpaung, Maria Margaretha Suliyanti, Eric Jobiliong, Syahrun Nur Abdulmadjid, Nasrullah Idris, Ali Khumaeni, Muhandis Shiddiq, Mario Gracio Anduinta Rhizma, Zener Sukra Lie, Muhammad Bilal, Davy Putra Kurniawan, Tjung Jie Lie, Koo Hendrik Kurniawan, Kiichiro Kagawa
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Scientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-01601-y
Popis: Abstract High-sensitivity detection of hydrogen (H) contained in zircaloy-4, a commonly used material for nuclear fuel containers, is crucial in a nuclear power plant. Currently, H detection is performed via gas chromatography, which is an offline and destructive method. In this study, we developed a technique based on metastable excited-state He-assisted excitation to achieve excellent quality of H emission spectra in double-pulse orthogonal laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS). The production of metastable excited-state He atoms is optimized by using LiF as sub-target material. The results show a narrow full-width-at-half-maximum of 0.5 Å for the H I 656.2 nm emission line, with a detection limit as low as 0.51 mg/kg. Thus, using this novel online method, H in zircaloy-4 can be detected efficiently, even at very low concentrations.
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