Charla CAPA. Jaime Ruz Armendáriz (María Zambrano researcher at CAPA)

Direct measurement of plutonium and uranium is a

highly desirable non-destructive analysis method for use in

reprocessing fuel environments. The high background and

intense radiation from spent fuel make direct measurements

difficult to implement since the relatively low activity of uranium

and plutonium are masked by the high activity from fission

products. Exploiting grazing incidence optics to selectively reflect

K_alpha and K_beta fluorescence of Special Nuclear Materials

together into a high-purity position-sensitive germanium

detector is a method to overcome this problem.

Día: Jueves 31 de marzo,

Hora: 12 horas,

Lugar: seminario de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear