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Plutonium Ceramic Target for MASHA.

DE200515014426

Publication Date	2004
Personal Author	Wilk, P. A.; Shaughnessy, D. A.; Moody, K. J.; Kenneally, J. M.
Page Count	10
Abstract	We are currently developing a plutonium ceramic target for the MASHA mass separator. The MASHA separator will use a thick plutonium ceramic target capable of tolerating temperatures up to 2000 degrees C. Promising candidates for the target include oxides and carbides, although more research into their thermodynamic properties will be required. Reaction products will diffuse out of the target into an ion source, where they will then be transported through the separator to a position-sensitive focal-plane detector array. Experiments on MASHA will allow us to make measurements that will cement our identification of element 114 and provide for future experiments where the chemical properties of the heaviest elements are studied.
Keywords	Plutonium Ceramics Atoms Targets Separators Oxides Carbides Thermodynamics Chemical properties Nuclear reactions Production Detection Mass Analyzer of Super Heavy Atoms(MASHA)
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200520

Plutonium Ceramic Target for MASHA.

Plutonium Ceramic Target for MASHA.
DE200515014426

Publication Date	2004
Personal Author	Wilk, P. A.; Shaughnessy, D. A.; Moody, K. J.; Kenneally, J. M.
Page Count	10
Abstract	We are currently developing a plutonium ceramic target for the MASHA mass separator. The MASHA separator will use a thick plutonium ceramic target capable of tolerating temperatures up to 2000 degrees C. Promising candidates for the target include oxides and carbides, although more research into their thermodynamic properties will be required. Reaction products will diffuse out of the target into an ion source, where they will then be transported through the separator to a position-sensitive focal-plane detector array. Experiments on MASHA will allow us to make measurements that will cement our identification of element 114 and provide for future experiments where the chemical properties of the heaviest elements are studied.
Keywords	Plutonium Ceramics Atoms Targets Separators Oxides Carbides Thermodynamics Chemical properties Nuclear reactions Production Detection Mass Analyzer of Super Heavy Atoms(MASHA)
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200520