Analysis of metallic fuels by laser ablation

Stephen G. Johnson; Phillip S. Goodall; Sandra M. Kimbrell; Elon L. Wood

doi:10.1117/12.206433

7 April 1995 Analysis of metallic fuels by laser ablation

Stephen G. Johnson, Phillip S. Goodall, Sandra M. Kimbrell, Elon L. Wood

Proceedings Volume 2385, Advanced Optical Methods for Ultrasensitive Detection; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.206433
Event: Photonics West '95, 1995, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

A hot cell-based solid sampling system has been developed for application to the analyses of irradiated materials such as metallic reactor fuel from a nuclear reactor, and radioactive waste forms. This system employs one of two sampling techniques, glow discharge or laser ablation, for introduction of material into one of two instruments for analysis, either a time of flight mass spectrometer or an inductively coupled argon plasma-atomic emission spectrometer (ICP-AES). This paper will discuss using ICP-AES for the analysis of major, minor and trace constituents in an unirradiated U-10 wt % Zr metallic reactor fuel. The behavior of highly refractory elements, such as Zr, in the laser ablation process will be examined in detail. Additional corroborative data provided via scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) will be presented.

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Stephen G. Johnson, Phillip S. Goodall, Sandra M. Kimbrell, and Elon L. Wood "Analysis of metallic fuels by laser ablation", Proc. SPIE 2385, Advanced Optical Methods for Ultrasensitive Detection, (7 April 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.206433

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