Radiation Damage as a Possible Metal Chronometer for Pre-Detonation Nuclear Forensics

Radiation Damage as a Possible Metal Chronometer for Pre-Detonation Nuclear Forensics

The ability to determine the time since the forming of seized nuclear material would provide crucial data to be used in its investigation. This paper examines the effects of radiolytic damage caused by the decay of uranium isotopes and assesses the potential forensic utility of examination of these...

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Main Authors: Edward Peskie, Howard Hall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute for Nuclear Security 2015-07-01
Series:International Journal of Nuclear Security
Subjects:
nuclear security
nuclear forensics
radiation damage
metal chronometer
pre-detonation nuclear forensics
radiolytic damage
radioactive decay
a-recoil track dating
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.7290/V7W66HPT
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spelling doaj-f05f9aa3c1fc4429b903363b935831a82020-11-24T23:04:58ZengInstitute for Nuclear SecurityInternational Journal of Nuclear Security2376-99552015-07-011110.7290/V7W66HPTRadiation Damage as a Possible Metal Chronometer for Pre-Detonation Nuclear ForensicsEdward Peskie0Howard Hall1United States Military AcademyUniversity of Tennessee - KnoxvilleThe ability to determine the time since the forming of seized nuclear material would provide crucial data to be used in its investigation. This paper examines the effects of radiolytic damage caused by the decay of uranium isotopes and assesses the potential forensic utility of examination of these damage regions for determining the time since forming of a metal sample. This paper draws parallels from studies of fission track dating in mineral samples under geologic time and proposes modifications to previously published work in the field of α-recoil track dating in order to determine the time since a metal sample was cast or formed.http://dx.doi.org/10.7290/V7W66HPTnuclear securitynuclear forensicsradiation damagemetal chronometerpre-detonation nuclear forensicsradiolytic damageradioactive decaya-recoil track dating
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Radiation Damage as a Possible Metal Chronometer for Pre-Detonation Nuclear Forensics
International Journal of Nuclear Security
nuclear security
nuclear forensics
radiation damage
metal chronometer
pre-detonation nuclear forensics
radiolytic damage
radioactive decay
a-recoil track dating
author_facet Edward Peskie
Howard Hall
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title Radiation Damage as a Possible Metal Chronometer for Pre-Detonation Nuclear Forensics
title_short Radiation Damage as a Possible Metal Chronometer for Pre-Detonation Nuclear Forensics
title_full Radiation Damage as a Possible Metal Chronometer for Pre-Detonation Nuclear Forensics
title_fullStr Radiation Damage as a Possible Metal Chronometer for Pre-Detonation Nuclear Forensics
title_full_unstemmed Radiation Damage as a Possible Metal Chronometer for Pre-Detonation Nuclear Forensics
title_sort radiation damage as a possible metal chronometer for pre-detonation nuclear forensics
publisher Institute for Nuclear Security
series International Journal of Nuclear Security
issn 2376-9955
publishDate 2015-07-01
description The ability to determine the time since the forming of seized nuclear material would provide crucial data to be used in its investigation. This paper examines the effects of radiolytic damage caused by the decay of uranium isotopes and assesses the potential forensic utility of examination of these damage regions for determining the time since forming of a metal sample. This paper draws parallels from studies of fission track dating in mineral samples under geologic time and proposes modifications to previously published work in the field of α-recoil track dating in order to determine the time since a metal sample was cast or formed.
topic nuclear security
nuclear forensics
radiation damage
metal chronometer
pre-detonation nuclear forensics
radiolytic damage
radioactive decay
a-recoil track dating
url http://dx.doi.org/10.7290/V7W66HPT
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