Neutron irradiation of Ar1C60

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Gadd, GE [1 ]
Evans, PJ [1 ]
Hurwood, DJ [1 ]
Wood, J [1 ]
Moricca, S [1 ]
Blackford, M [1 ]
Elcombe, M [1 ]
Kennedy, S [1 ]
James, M [1 ]
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[1] Australian Nucl Sci & Technol Org, Menai, NSW 2234, AUSTRALIA
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10.1016/0009-2614(96)00962-1
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
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Samples of Ar1C60 (both powder and films) were produced by hot isostatically pressing C-60 in an atmosphere of Ar at 170 MPa. The prepared samples of Ar1C60 were irradiated with neutrons in a high flux nuclear reactor for a period of 4 h. In each case, the material was exposed at 300 K to a thermal neutron flux of 5 x 10(13) neutrons cm(-2) s(-1). The measured activity of the Ar-41 showed that there was no evidence of escape of the activated species from the lattice as a result of the neutron irradiation. IR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction with Rietveld analysis, and transmission electron microscopy in conjunction with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy showed that Ar in general was not lost from the lattice as a result of being exposed to the harsh nuclear reactor conditions associated with the neutron irradiation.
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