Radiation effects in plutonium and carbonate co-doped calcium hydroxy apatite: An EPR study |
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Authors: | V. Natarajan T. K. Seshagiri R. Veeraraghavan M. D. Sastry |
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Affiliation: | (1) Radiochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Radiochemistry Division, Trombay, Mumbai, 400085, India;(2) Radiochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, 400085, India |
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Abstract: | Electron paramagnetic resonance studies were conducted on synthetic calcium hydroxy apatite samples co-doped with 239Pu and carbonate ion. These investigations were carried out to assess the self-irradiation effects in bone and teeth on exposure to plutonium, as calcium hydroxy apatite is the major constituent of bone and teeth. On self-irradiation, in addition to the signal from O- ion arising from the radiolysis of hydroxide ion, EPR signals due to CO2-, PO22- and another signal assigned to surface O- ions were observed in the samples. In freshly quenched gamma irradiated samples, signals from CO3-, O- , PO22- and O2- ions were observed. The EPR signal of O2- ion shows a doublet splitting suggesting that O2- ion gets preferentially stabilized close to Pu4+. The radiation damage due to Pu4+ at Ca2+ sites, in the sample appears to be lower as compared to that due to external gamma-irradiation. Moreover, the alpha-dose in 239Pu doped samples has self-annealing effects. These are attributed to localized radiation damage due to alpha-particles compared to evenly distributed radical ions produced due to gamma-irradiation. |
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