- By:
- Chemey, Alexander; Pica, Ashley; Loveland, Walter; Silveira, Matthew J
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
- Page Number:
- 5101-5106
- Volume:
- 331
- Issue Number:
- 1
- Publication Date:
- November 9, 2023
- View DOI Listing:
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-022-08610-9
Abstract
We describe the preparation of actinide targets at Oregon State University. The preparation of the actinide fluorides is done by an aqueous precipitation procedure with yields of greater than 90%. A dual glove box system is used for the preparation of the fluorides of the high specific activity actinides and the subsequent vapor deposition. We compare and contrast targets made by vapor deposition and molecular plating. We discuss some new data on the structure of actinide targets.
