Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5454158 | Journal of Nuclear Materials | 2017 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
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.
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Authors
Miles F. II, Miguel Santiago Cordoba, Adam T. Zocco, Douglas R. Vodnik, Michael Ramos, Scott Richmond, David P. Moore, Thomas J. Venhaus, Stephen A. Joyce, Igor O. Usov,