title: DECSERVIS-2: a tool for natural decay series mass flow simulation.
abstract: After the publication of "DECSERVIS: a tool for radioactive decay series visualisation" we have further developed our DECSERVIS software. With the new tool DECSERVIS-2 one can simulate radioactive decay chains in open systems, i.e. when the concentrations of nuclides change also due to mass flows. Decay chains can be simulated under continuous and successive nuclide mass flow events into and out from the system and in freely determined time intervals. Simulation output for the entire decay chain (nuclide activity, mass, number of nuclides, nuclide ratios) can be presented as a function of time with various graphical presentations such as solid curve and column diagrams or animation. In this paper we introduce DECSERVIS-2 and demonstrate its use with simulation examples. DECSERVIS-2 is easy to use and has been designed with an eye on the demands of teaching.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Radiochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Saad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Azzam
authors.forename: Juhani
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Suksi
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ammann
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006207:Half-Life; D008956:Models, Chemical; D011868:Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D055110:Radiometric Dating / Q000379:methods*; D012984:Software
chemical_list: D011868:Radioisotopes