Method for in situ measuring the thickness of a lithium layer
D. A. Kasatov, Iaroslav Kolesnikov, Alexey Koshkarev, А. Н. Макаров, Evgeniia Sokolova, Ivan Shchudlo, S. Yu. Taskaev
Abstract
This work describes a new method for in situ measuring the lithium layer thickness. The method is based on the registration of the yield of 478 keV gamma-quanta of 7 Li(p,p'γ) 7 Li reaction. The results of measuring the radial distribution of the thickness of a lithium layer thermally deposited in vacuum on a cooled copper substrate are presented. The possibility of using this method for certification of lithium targets used for boron neutron capture therapy is noted.
Topics & Concepts
Lithium (medication)Layer (electronics)Materials scienceBoronIn situCopperLithium borateYield (engineering)Substrate (aquarium)NeutronAnalytical Chemistry (journal)Composite materialNuclear physicsMetallurgyChemistryPhysicsGeologyBorate glassMedicineOceanographyChromatographyOrganic chemistryEndocrinologyNuclear Physics and ApplicationsBoron Compounds in ChemistryRadiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies