Calibration of Tritium Microcalorimeter and Calorimetric Verification of Tritium Samples

Radioactive isotope decay gives off heat, which is an important basis for calculating the activity of radioactive isotope. In order to measure the heat emitted by tritium decay, the detection limit test, working curve calibration and tritium sample measurement verification of a low detection limit m...

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Main Author: OUYANG Huiping;YUAN Xiaoming;HE Changshui;LI Zhuoxi;ZHANG Peixu;YANG Hongguang
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Published: Editorial Board of Journal of Isotopes 2023-08-01
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Online Access:http://www.tws.org.cn/CN/10.7538/tws.2022.youxian.023
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author OUYANG Huiping;YUAN Xiaoming;HE Changshui;LI Zhuoxi;ZHANG Peixu;YANG Hongguang
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description Radioactive isotope decay gives off heat, which is an important basis for calculating the activity of radioactive isotope. In order to measure the heat emitted by tritium decay, the detection limit test, working curve calibration and tritium sample measurement verification of a low detection limit microcalorimeter of μW grade were carried out. The measurement results show that the detection limit of microcalorimeter is 1.28 μW, i.e. 38 mCi tritium. In this paper, the output thermoelectric potential U-input thermal power P of microcalorimeter was calibrated in the range of 165-5063 μW (5-50 Ci tritium), and the calibration relationship obtained is U(μV)=0.141P(μW), corresponding to the relation between tritium activity and output thermoelectric potential A(Ci)=0.213U(μV), and the liner correlation coefficient is greater than 0.999. The standard deviation of repeated measurement of tritium samples was 1.14%, and the deviation from PVT method was 2.45%. In order to ensure the consistency of measurement, the calorimeter used in this paper reduces the fluctuation of measurement environment through water bath and vacuum environment. The calibrated calorimeter can measure the activity of tritium samples without damaging their integrity. Compared with other tritium measurement methods, calorimetry is more suitable for the measurement of solid tritium samples and has great engineering application value.
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spelling doaj.art-160a81e5ba034447ba4b4c5fb7263bdf2023-08-25T02:56:44ZzhoEditorial Board of Journal of IsotopesJournal of Isotopes1000-75122023-08-0136444044510.7538/tws.2022.youxian.023Calibration of Tritium Microcalorimeter and Calorimetric Verification of Tritium SamplesOUYANG Huiping;YUAN Xiaoming;HE Changshui;LI Zhuoxi;ZHANG Peixu;YANG Hongguang0China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413, ChinaRadioactive isotope decay gives off heat, which is an important basis for calculating the activity of radioactive isotope. In order to measure the heat emitted by tritium decay, the detection limit test, working curve calibration and tritium sample measurement verification of a low detection limit microcalorimeter of μW grade were carried out. The measurement results show that the detection limit of microcalorimeter is 1.28 μW, i.e. 38 mCi tritium. In this paper, the output thermoelectric potential U-input thermal power P of microcalorimeter was calibrated in the range of 165-5063 μW (5-50 Ci tritium), and the calibration relationship obtained is U(μV)=0.141P(μW), corresponding to the relation between tritium activity and output thermoelectric potential A(Ci)=0.213U(μV), and the liner correlation coefficient is greater than 0.999. The standard deviation of repeated measurement of tritium samples was 1.14%, and the deviation from PVT method was 2.45%. In order to ensure the consistency of measurement, the calorimeter used in this paper reduces the fluctuation of measurement environment through water bath and vacuum environment. The calibrated calorimeter can measure the activity of tritium samples without damaging their integrity. Compared with other tritium measurement methods, calorimetry is more suitable for the measurement of solid tritium samples and has great engineering application value.http://www.tws.org.cn/CN/10.7538/tws.2022.youxian.023microcalorimetertritium activitydetection limit
spellingShingle OUYANG Huiping;YUAN Xiaoming;HE Changshui;LI Zhuoxi;ZHANG Peixu;YANG Hongguang
Calibration of Tritium Microcalorimeter and Calorimetric Verification of Tritium Samples
Journal of Isotopes
microcalorimeter
tritium activity
detection limit
title Calibration of Tritium Microcalorimeter and Calorimetric Verification of Tritium Samples
title_full Calibration of Tritium Microcalorimeter and Calorimetric Verification of Tritium Samples
title_fullStr Calibration of Tritium Microcalorimeter and Calorimetric Verification of Tritium Samples
title_full_unstemmed Calibration of Tritium Microcalorimeter and Calorimetric Verification of Tritium Samples
title_short Calibration of Tritium Microcalorimeter and Calorimetric Verification of Tritium Samples
title_sort calibration of tritium microcalorimeter and calorimetric verification of tritium samples
topic microcalorimeter
tritium activity
detection limit
url http://www.tws.org.cn/CN/10.7538/tws.2022.youxian.023
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