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7 June 2024 Monitoring the reaction dynamics of UF6 by cryogenic layering and FTIR spectroscopy
Louis E. McNamara, Abigail M. Waldron, John T. Kelly, Samuel Uba, Eliel Villa-Aleman, K. Alicia Strange Fessler
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Proceedings Volume 13056, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) Sensing XXV; 130560R (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3013311
Event: SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing, 2024, National Harbor, Maryland, United States
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Uranium hexafluoride (UF6) is a commonly used material feedstock for uranium enrichment processes. When introduced to water in the atmosphere, it reacts rapidly to form uranyl fluoride (UO2F2). Here, we investigate the UF6 hydrolysis reaction by cryogenically trapping reaction intermediates and characterizing the trapped species by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The reactant species are sequentially layered onto a diamond substrate held at 10K by a closed-cycle liquid helium cryostat. At this temperature, the hydrolysis reaction is not spontaneous and can be catalyzed by the introduction of heat. Upon heating, the reaction moves through several intermediate compounds before proceeding to the final UO2F2 product. Several previously unobserved bands appear while the reaction progresses. These bands may help to elucidate the mechanism behind UF6 hydrolysis.
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Louis E. McNamara, Abigail M. Waldron, John T. Kelly, Samuel Uba, Eliel Villa-Aleman, and K. Alicia Strange Fessler "Monitoring the reaction dynamics of UF6 by cryogenic layering and FTIR spectroscopy", Proc. SPIE 13056, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) Sensing XXV, 130560R (7 June 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3013311
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FT-IR spectroscopy
Cryogenics
Uranium
Spectroscopy
Vacuum
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