|
|||||
|
|
The jackknife as an approach for uncertainty assessment in gamma spectrometric measurements of uranium isotope ratios |
|
| Authors: | H. Ramebä ck,A. Vesterlund,U. Nygren,E. Holm,G. Skarnemark |
| Affiliation: | a Swedish Defence Research Agency, FOI, Division of CBRN Defence and Security, SE-901 82 Umeå, Sweden b Swedish Radiation Safety Authority, SE-117 16 Stockholm, Sweden c Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority, Postboks 55, 1332 Østerås, Norge d Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Nuclear Chemistry, SE-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden |
| Abstract: | The jackknife as an approach for uncertainty estimation in gamma spectrometric uranium isotope ratio measurements was evaluated. Five different materials ranging from depleted uranium (DU) to high enriched uranium (HEU) were measured using gamma spectrometry. High resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-SFMS) was used as a reference method for comparing the results obtained with the gamma spectrometric method. The relative combined uncertainty in the gamma spectrometric measurements of the 238U/235U isotope ratio using the jackknife was about 10-20% (k = 2), which proved to be fit-for-purpose in order to distinguish between different uranium categories. Moreover, the enrichment of 235U in HEU could be measured with an uncertainty of 1-2%. |
| Keywords: | Uranium Isotope ratio Enrichment Gamma spectrometry Uncertainty |
| 本文献已被 ScienceDirect 等数据库收录！ | |