Monotonous and oscillatory recombination kinetics in neutron irradiated crystalline chromates |
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Authors: | P N Dimotakis B D Symeopoulos |
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Institution: | Radiochemistry Laboratory , University of Patras , Patras , Greece |
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Abstract: | Abstract Kinetics of post recoil thermal annealing of chromate salts after 50Cr(n, γ)51Cr nuclear reaction reveals a monotonous and an oscillatory part amounting 1–2% of the total retention. The permanent recombination after subtracting the oscillatory part has been found to consist of two first order processes producing 51Cr(VI) from 51Cr(III) during the examined first hour. The oscillatory phenomenon is possibly explained by thermodynamics of irreversible processes. |
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Keywords: | neutron irradiation chromate salts nuclear reactions recombination kinetics isothermal annealing |
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