title: Preparation of thick uranium layers on aluminium and stainless steel backings.
abstract: The methods of electrodeposition and "molecular plating" were studied for the production of uranium targets with an areal density up to 0.6 mg cm(-2) on aluminium and up to 1.5 mg cm(-2) on stainless steel backings from aqueous and organic electrolytes. For characterisation of the deposited material, gamma-ray spectrometry, alpha-particle spectrometry, X-ray fluorescence, X-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and autoradiography were applied.
authors.affiliation: Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia. Electronic address: ljudmila.benedik@ijs.si.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Benedik
authors.affiliation: European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements, Retieseweg 111, B-2440 Geel, Belgium.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sibbens
authors.affiliation: European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements, Retieseweg 111, B-2440 Geel, Belgium.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moens
authors.affiliation: European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements, Retieseweg 111, B-2440 Geel, Belgium.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Eykens
authors.affiliation: Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nečemer
authors.affiliation: Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Skapin
authors.affiliation: Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kump
keywords: Characterisation of target; Electrodeposition; Molecular plating; Target preparation; Uranium