Preparation of thick uranium layers on aluminium and stainless steel backings

The methods of electrodeposition and “molecular plating” were studied for the production of uranium targets with an areal density up to 0.6 mg cm−2 on aluminium and up to 1.5 mg cm−2 on stainless steel backings from aqueous and organic electrolytes. For characterisation of the deposited material, gamma-ray spectrometry, alpha-particle spectrometry, X-ray fluorescence, X-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and autoradiography were applied.