Topographic and Nanomechanical Mapping of Plutonium Surfaces

Published: 25 May 2021| Version 1 | DOI: 10.17632/xt5kbwz653.1
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Miles Beaux

Description

AFM measurements of dleta-phase plutonium and stainless steel surfaces performed in tapping and PeakForce™ QNM™ modalities.

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A Bruker MultiMode 8 microscope was used for all AFM measurements. Initial AFM measurements of δ-Pu:Ga7at.% were performed in tapping mode using an RTESPA-300 probe. For nanomechanical mapping, PeakForce™ QNM™modality (developed by Bruker, Billerica, MA) was applied using an an RTESPA-525 and an AD-150-NM probe.

Institutions

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Categories

Atomic Force Microscopy, Plutonium

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