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Gamma and Decay Energy Spectroscopy Measurements of Trinitite

History and Philosophy of Physics 2021-04-26 v2 Physics and Society
Authors: D. J. Mercer , K. E. Koehler , M. P. Croce , A. S. Hoover , P. A. Hypes , S. A. Kozimor , V. Mocko , P. R. J. Saey
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Abstract

We report gamma ray spectroscopy measurements of trinitite samples and analogous samples obtained from detonation sites in Nevada and Semipalatinsk, as well as in situ measurements of topsoil at the Trinity site. We also report the first isotopic composition measurements of trinitite using the novel forensics technique of decay energy spectroscopy (DES) as a complement to traditional forensics techniques. Our measurements are compared to other published results.

Keywords

trinitite gamma ray spectroscopy decay energy spectroscopy isotopic composition forensics

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@article{arxiv.2103.06240,
  title  = {Gamma and Decay Energy Spectroscopy Measurements of Trinitite},
  author = {D. J. Mercer and K. E. Koehler and M. P. Croce and A. S. Hoover and P. A. Hypes and S. A. Kozimor and V. Mocko and P. R. J. Saey},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2103.06240},
  year   = {2021}
}

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