| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1822445 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment | 2015 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
We are developing superconducting transition-edge sensor (TES) microcalorimeters that are optimized for rapid isotopic analysis of trace actinide samples by Q-spectroscopy. By designing mechanically robust TESs and simplified detector assembly methods, we have developed a detector for Q-spectroscopy of actinides that can be assembled in minutes. We have characterized the effects of each simplification and present the results. Finally, we show results of isotopic analysis of plutonium samples with Q-spectroscopy detectors and compare the results to mass spectrometry.
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Authors
M.P. Croce, E.M. Bond, A.S. Hoover, G.J. Kunde, V. Mocko, M.W. Rabin, N.R. Weisse-Bernstein, L.E. Wolfsberg, D.A. Bennett, J. Hays-Wehle, D.R. Schmidt, J.N. Ullom,