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  • Materials Science
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Spectroscopy

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  • Plutonium dioxide (PuO2) characterization is crucial for nuclear material management.
  • Understanding the relationship between synthesis conditions and spectral properties of PuO2 is essential.
  • Micro-scale analysis of PuO2 can provide detailed insights into its processing history.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the application of Vis-NIR diffuse reflectance (DR) spectroscopy for PuO2 characterization.
  • To develop chemometric methods for classifying PuO2 based on calcination temperature and chemical precursors.
  • To assess the potential for nondestructive analysis of PuO2 materials.

Main Methods:

  • Acquisition of DR spectra (380-1050 nm) from PuO2 samples with a 10x10 μm spot size.
  • Preparation of PuO2 samples using Pu(III) and Pu(IV) oxalate precursors at 450, 650, and 950 °C.
  • Application of principal component analysis (PCA), k-nearest neighbors, and partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA).

Main Results:

  • Distinct spectral features were identified correlating with calcination temperature (e.g., peaks near 615 nm and 660 nm).
  • PCA achieved 100% accuracy in classifying PuO2 by calcination temperature.
  • K-nearest neighbors and PLS-DA showed potential for distinguishing chemical history (72% accuracy) and batch variations (88% accuracy).

Conclusions:

  • Micro-diffuse reflectance spectroscopy combined with chemometrics offers a powerful tool for classifying PuO2 processing history.
  • The developed methods can potentially distinguish between different synthesis routes and conditions.
  • This approach could enable rapid, nondestructive analysis for environmental, forensic, and nonproliferation applications.