Mössbauer Studies of Electrostatic Hyperfine Interactions in ²³⁸U, ²³⁶U, and ²³⁴U

Author

Joyce Anne Monard, University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Date of Award

8-1972

Degree Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy

Major

Physics

Major Professor

Paul G Huray

Committee Members

John O. Thompson, Joseph R. Peterson, Felix E. Obenshain, Richard L. Becker, T. A. Callcott

Abstract

The nuclear gamma resonance (NGR) for ²³⁸U, ²³⁶U, and ²³⁴U in the compound (UO₂) Rb (NO₃)₃ has been established at 4.2°K following the alpha decay of PuO₂ sources. The ratios of the electric quadrupole moments of these isotopes have been determined and the electric field gradient at the uranium site has been calculated from the data. The isomer shift in ²³⁴U has been measured for both PuO₂ and PuA1₄ sources and the change in nuclear radius between the excited and the ground state has been calculated.

Recommended Citation

Monard, Joyce Anne, "Mössbauer Studies of Electrostatic Hyperfine Interactions in ²³⁸U, ²³⁶U, and ²³⁴U. " PhD diss., University of Tennessee, 1972.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss/2510