Principles of Calorimetric Assay
摘要
This chapter describes the various physical principles associated with the calorimetric assay method for determining the mass of radionuclides within an item based on a combination of a thermal power measurement and knowledge of the isotopic composition of the item. The principles that are discussed within this chapter include the method for performing a calorimetric assay method, the production of heat from nuclear materials, the determination of specific thermal power for a given item containing radionuclides, and descriptions of the types of heat-flow calorimeters that have been used to perform measurements on nuclear material bearing items.