Abstract:
RADIOCHEMICAL SEPARATION AND INDENTIFICATION IN THE DETERMINATION OF 235Th β DECAY ENDPOINT ENERGYZhang Tianmei Li Wenxin Yuan Shuanggui Xu Shuwei(Institute of Modern Physics,the Chinese Academy of Sciences,Lanzhou 730000)ABSTRACTA radiochemical method of solvent extraction with PMBPCHCl3 has been used to separate thorium from the fission products and irradiated target material in 238U(n,α) 235Th reaction for determination β decay endpoint energy of 235Th.The results indicate that the halflive of 235Th is (73±02) min which is in good agreement with the reference value. The separation time of this procedure is about 27 min and the chemical yield is close to 25%.Measured β decay endpoint energy of 235Th is (144±004)MeV and Qβ=(147±007)MeV.Key words 235Th β decay endpoint energy Solvent extraction PMBP