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SUMMARY:The nuclear detective: The role of particle characterisation - Jan
 e Collins &amp\; Dave Mitchell\, AWE Aldermaston
DTSTART:20141120T160000Z
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CONTACT:Stephen Walley
DESCRIPTION:The detection of nuclear signatures from associated processes 
 or events has increasing world scale importance for nuclear security appli
 cations such as nuclear forensics\, nuclear safeguards\, arms control and 
 non-proliferation activities. This seminar provides an overview of the rol
 e of particle characterisation in the evaluation and detection of key nucl
 ear signatures and associated processes.\n\nParticle characterisation is a
  unique area of material analysis providing trace signature information fr
 om a single micron-sized particle to form a picture of a nuclear event\, o
 r facility operations and processes. Techniques applied to particle sample
 s to derive this information will be discussed and fictional case studies\
 , based on real data\, presented.\n\nA key part of this analytical process
  is the application of the Mass Spectrometry to determine the characterist
 ic isotopic fingerprint of individual particles.  Mass Spectrometry can be
  applied in various forms to enable the direct analysis of particulate mat
 erial and an overview of these techniques will be provided with particular
  focus on those currently being used at AWE as part of our role in support
 ing national nuclear security for the UK.
LOCATION:Mott Seminar Room\, Cavendish Laboratory
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