The plutonium isotopes and strontium-90 determination in hot particles by characteristic X-raysстатья
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Аннотация:This paper reports the developed non-destructive methods for the plutonium isotopes and strontium-90 content determination in hot particles and other samples. The proposed methods are based on the measurement of the characteristic X-rays accompanying the decay of these radionuclides. For hot particles of NPP accident origin, the proposed method's error limits are 10–15% for hot particles (samples) with activity above 100 Bq and 15–20% for hot particles (samples) with activity less than 100 Bq. For explosive particles, the determination accuracy is 10–15% for activity more than 5 Bq and 20–30% for 0.1–5 Bq activity. The accuracy of the proposed method for determining 90Sr in samples with its specific content of more than 104 Bq/sample is 5%, with ~102 Bq/sample its content is 15–20%. The cost of one sample measurement and the processing time of these methods are significantly reduced compared to traditional studies. The proposed methods are reasonably simple measurement methods and can be carried out even in the field condition. They open up new possibilities for the quick search and study of hot particles and environmental samples.