Abstract:
The long-lived uranium isotope
236U (
T1/2=2.34×10
7a) is mainly produced by
235U neutron capture. Accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) is presently the most sensitive technique for the measurement of
236U. The sensitivity of
236U AMS measurement was reported at the Center for Isotopic Research on Cultural and Environmental heritage (CIRCE) at the Second University of Naples, Italy. Also the possible sources of background for
236U AMS measurement were analyzed. The preliminary results indicate that the sensitivity of
236U at CIRCE is
N(
236U)/
N(
238U)= (2.29±0.13)×10
-10.