Optical Radiation from the Sputtered Species under Excitation of Ternary Mixtures of Noble Gases by the 6Li(n,α)3H Nuclear Reaction Products

The present paper examines the luminescence of ternary Ar-Kr-Xe and Ne-Ar-Kr mixtures of noble gases in the spectral range from 300 to 970 nm, excited by the 6Li(n,α)3H nuclear reaction products in the core of a nuclear reactor. A thin layer of lithium applied on the walls of the experimental devic...

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Main Authors: K. Samarkhanov, M. Khasenov, E. Batyrbekov, Yu. Gordienko, Yu. Baklanova, I. Kenzhina, Ye. Tulubayev, I. Karambayeva
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Published: al-Farabi Kazakh National University 2021-08-01
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spelling doaj-c8f21a49db7d4dacb42d19fabad21e8b2021-10-09T07:14:37Zengal-Farabi Kazakh National UniversityEurasian Chemico-Technological Journal 1562-39202522-48672021-08-0123210.18321/ectj1079Optical Radiation from the Sputtered Species under Excitation of Ternary Mixtures of Noble Gases by the 6Li(n,α)3H Nuclear Reaction ProductsK. Samarkhanov0M. Khasenov1E. Batyrbekov2Yu. Gordienko3Yu. Baklanova4I. Kenzhina5Ye. Tulubayev6I. Karambayeva7Institute of Atomic Energy Branch of the National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 10 Beybit Atom str., Kurchatov, KazakhstanInstitute of Atomic Energy Branch of the National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 10 Beybit Atom str., Kurchatov, Kazakhstan; School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University, 53 Kabanbay Batyr Ave., Nur-Sultan, KazakhstanNational Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2 Beybit Atom str., Kurchatov, KazakhstanInstitute of Atomic Energy Branch of the National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 10 Beybit Atom str., Kurchatov, KazakhstanInstitute of Atomic Energy Branch of the National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 10 Beybit Atom str., Kurchatov, Kazakhstanal-Farabi Kazakh National University, 71 al-Farabi Ave., Almaty, KazakhstanInstitute of Atomic Energy Branch of the National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 10 Beybit Atom str., Kurchatov, KazakhstanInstitute of Atomic Energy Branch of the National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 10 Beybit Atom str., Kurchatov, Kazakhstan The present paper examines the luminescence of ternary Ar-Kr-Xe and Ne-Ar-Kr mixtures of noble gases in the spectral range from 300 to 970 nm, excited by the 6Li(n,α)3H nuclear reaction products in the core of a nuclear reactor. A thin layer of lithium applied on the walls of the experimental device, stabilized in the matrix of the capillary-porous structure, serves as a source of gas excitation. During in-pile tests, conducted at the IVG.1M research reactor, thermal neutrons interact via the 6Li(n,α)3H reaction, and the emergent alpha particles with a kinetic energy of 2.05 MeV and tritium ions with a kinetic energy of 2.73 MeV excite gaseous medium. The study was carried out in a wide temperature range. The temperature dependence of the intensity of the emission of the atoms of noble gases and alkali metals, heteronuclear ionic molecules of noble gases were studied. The obtained values of the activation energy of the emission process 1.58 eV for lithium and 0.72 eV for potassium agree well with the known values of evaporation energy. Excitation of alkali metals atoms occurs consequently of the Penning process of alkali metals atoms on noble gas atoms in the 1s-states and further ion-molecular reactions. https://ect-journal.kz/index.php/ectj/article/view/1079nuclear reactionsputteringnoble gasesalkali metalslevel population
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author K. Samarkhanov
M. Khasenov
E. Batyrbekov
Yu. Gordienko
Yu. Baklanova
I. Kenzhina
Ye. Tulubayev
I. Karambayeva
spellingShingle K. Samarkhanov
M. Khasenov
E. Batyrbekov
Yu. Gordienko
Yu. Baklanova
I. Kenzhina
Ye. Tulubayev
I. Karambayeva
Optical Radiation from the Sputtered Species under Excitation of Ternary Mixtures of Noble Gases by the 6Li(n,α)3H Nuclear Reaction Products
Eurasian Chemico-Technological Journal 
nuclear reaction
sputtering
noble gases
alkali metals
level population
author_facet K. Samarkhanov
M. Khasenov
E. Batyrbekov
Yu. Gordienko
Yu. Baklanova
I. Kenzhina
Ye. Tulubayev
I. Karambayeva
author_sort K. Samarkhanov
title Optical Radiation from the Sputtered Species under Excitation of Ternary Mixtures of Noble Gases by the 6Li(n,α)3H Nuclear Reaction Products
title_short Optical Radiation from the Sputtered Species under Excitation of Ternary Mixtures of Noble Gases by the 6Li(n,α)3H Nuclear Reaction Products
title_full Optical Radiation from the Sputtered Species under Excitation of Ternary Mixtures of Noble Gases by the 6Li(n,α)3H Nuclear Reaction Products
title_fullStr Optical Radiation from the Sputtered Species under Excitation of Ternary Mixtures of Noble Gases by the 6Li(n,α)3H Nuclear Reaction Products
title_full_unstemmed Optical Radiation from the Sputtered Species under Excitation of Ternary Mixtures of Noble Gases by the 6Li(n,α)3H Nuclear Reaction Products
title_sort optical radiation from the sputtered species under excitation of ternary mixtures of noble gases by the 6li(n,α)3h nuclear reaction products
publisher al-Farabi Kazakh National University
series Eurasian Chemico-Technological Journal 
issn 1562-3920
2522-4867
publishDate 2021-08-01
description The present paper examines the luminescence of ternary Ar-Kr-Xe and Ne-Ar-Kr mixtures of noble gases in the spectral range from 300 to 970 nm, excited by the 6Li(n,α)3H nuclear reaction products in the core of a nuclear reactor. A thin layer of lithium applied on the walls of the experimental device, stabilized in the matrix of the capillary-porous structure, serves as a source of gas excitation. During in-pile tests, conducted at the IVG.1M research reactor, thermal neutrons interact via the 6Li(n,α)3H reaction, and the emergent alpha particles with a kinetic energy of 2.05 MeV and tritium ions with a kinetic energy of 2.73 MeV excite gaseous medium. The study was carried out in a wide temperature range. The temperature dependence of the intensity of the emission of the atoms of noble gases and alkali metals, heteronuclear ionic molecules of noble gases were studied. The obtained values of the activation energy of the emission process 1.58 eV for lithium and 0.72 eV for potassium agree well with the known values of evaporation energy. Excitation of alkali metals atoms occurs consequently of the Penning process of alkali metals atoms on noble gas atoms in the 1s-states and further ion-molecular reactions.
topic nuclear reaction
sputtering
noble gases
alkali metals
level population
url https://ect-journal.kz/index.php/ectj/article/view/1079
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