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Ultra-high resolution mass separator—Application to detection of nuclear weapons tests

Jani TurunenIain MooreJuho RissanenHarri ToivonenTommi EronenAri JokinenMikko LaitinenHeikki PenttiläVeli KolhinenJani HakalaHeikki KettunenJuha ÄYstöAntti SaastamoinenV.-v. ElomaaKari Peräjärvi

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Nuclear physicsRadiationXenonChemistryNuclear engineeringDetectorComprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treatychemistry.chemical_elementSeparator (oil production)Nuclear weaponPenning trapUltra high resolution

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Abstract A Penning trap-based purification process having a resolution of about 1 ppm is reported. In this context, we present for the first time a production method for the most complicated and crucially important nuclear weapons test signature, 133mXe. These pure xenon samples are required by the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization to standardize and calibrate the worldwide network of xenon detectors.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2009-09-04Applied Radiation and Isotopes
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.12.020