[HTML][HTML] Reviewing 39Ar and 37Ar underground production in shallow depths with implications for groundwater dating

S Musy, R Purtschert - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Argon-37 (37 Ar) and Argon-39 (39 Ar) are used for groundwater dating on
timescales from weeks to centuries. For both isotopes, the quantification of underground …

Examination of radioargon production by cosmic neutron interactions

C Johnson, H Armstrong, WH Wilson… - Journal of Environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
Radioargon isotopes, particularly 37 Ar, are currently being considered for use as an On-
Site Inspection (OSI) relevant radionuclide within the context of the Comprehensive Nuclear …

Detection in subsurface air of radioxenon released from medical isotope production

C Johnson, S Biegalski, D Haas, J Lowrey… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
In order to better understand potential backgrounds of Comprehensive-Nuclear Test-Ban
Treaty on-site inspection relevant gases, a sampling campaign was performed near …

Consideration of impact of atmospheric intrusion in subsurface sampling for investigation of suspected underground nuclear explosions

JD Lowrey, SR Biegalski, TW Bowyer, DA Haas… - … of Radioanalytical and …, 2016 - Springer
Radioactive noble gases radioxenon and radioargon constitute the primary smoking gun of
an underground nuclear explosion. The aim of subsurface sampling of soil gas as part of an …

[PDF][PDF] Academic Theses and Dissertations that Depend on the MCNP Code

JA Kulesza - Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New …, 2022 - mcnp.lanl.gov
This memo provides a listing of graduate-level theses and dissertations that rely on the
MCNP code. The documents may depend on the code's data, documentation, and/or …

Regional transport of radioxenon released from the Chalk River Laboratories medical isotope facility

C Johnson, J Lowrey, S Biegalski, D Haas - Journal of Radioanalytical …, 2015 - Springer
An examination of proposed sampling sites near Chalk River Laboratories in Ontario,
Canada is performed by considering the regional transport of radioxenon using atmospheric …

Capabilities of an on-site inspection

HS Miley, DA Haas - Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 2016 - Springer
The technical capabilities of a 10-person radionuclide team operating mobile labs and
portable equipment against a nuclear anomaly that could be a contained underground …

Examination of natural background sources of radioactive noble gases with CTBT significance

CM Johnson - 2013 - repositories.lib.utexas.edu
Abstract For verifying the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), different
monitoring technologies (seismic, infrasound, hydroacoustic, and radionuclide detection) …

Advancements in radionuclide monitoring technologies used to detect indications of nuclear explosions

WH Wilson - 2017 - repositories.lib.utexas.edu
The objective of the research documented in this dissertation was to advance the state-of-
the-art radionuclide monitoring technologies used to detect indications of nuclear …

Radioactive xenon and argon production and transport in the environment

CM Johnson - 2016 - repositories.lib.utexas.edu
Abstract Verification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) includes both
atmospheric and on-site sampling and detection of radioactive noble gases that are …