Optical Detection of Deuterium in Heavy Water: Towards Remote Detection of Tritium

M. Burger , P. J Skrodzki , L. Finney , J. Hermann (1) , J. Nees (2) , I. Jovanovic

1 LP3 - Laboratoire Lasers, Plasmas et Procédés photoniques
2 FOCUS Center

Tritium detection poses a challenge because of the weak beta particle emission and absence of ionizing radiation. We demonstrate the isotopic analysis of deuterated water via laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy as a modality for measuring tritium.

Domaines: Physique des plasmas [physics.plasm-ph]

M. Burger, P. J Skrodzki, L. Finney, J. Hermann, J. Nees, et al.. Optical Detection of Deuterium in Heavy Water: Towards Remote Detection of Tritium. CLEO: Applications and Technology, 2019, San Jose, United States. pp.JTu2A.56, ⟨10.1364/CLEO_AT.2019.JTu2A.56⟩. ⟨hal-02350876⟩