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A Nuclear Reaction Analysis Technique to Determine The Penetration of Hydrogenic Species into Glasses Exposed to Leaching Solutions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2011

L. M. Gignac ,
C. J. Altstetter  and
S. D. Brown
L. M. Gignac
Affiliation:
Department of Ceramic Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 105 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL 61801
C. J. Altstetter
Affiliation:
Department of Metallurgy and Mining Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 105 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL 61801
S. D. Brown
Affiliation:
Department of Ceramic Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 105 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL 61801
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Abstract

Nuclear reaction analysis is discussed as a method for determining the distribution of deuterium beneath the surfaces of glasses exposed to heavy water solutions for various times and temperatures. Limited examples of both conventional depth profiling for deuterium and a new technique for deuterium mapping are presented. The possible use of deuterium mapping for investigating the kinetics and mechanisms of the leaching of glasses is discussed.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 44: Symposium N – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management VIII , 1984 , 107
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1985

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