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Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of δ-Stabilized Plutonium

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

N. J. Curro  and
L. Morales
N. J. Curro
Affiliation:
Condensed Matter and Thermal Physics, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, curro@lanl.gov
L. Morales
Affiliation:
Nuclear Materials and Technology Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545 (Dated: December 5, 2003)
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Abstract

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance studies of Ga stabilized δ-Pu reveal detailed information about the local distortions surrounding the Ga impurities as well as provides information about the local spin fluctuations experienced by the Ga nuclei. The Ga NMR spectrum is inhomogeneously broadened by a distribution of local electric field gradients (EFGs), which indicates that the Ga experiences local distortions from cubic symmetry. The Knight shift and spin lattice relaxation rate indicate that the Ga is dominantly coupled to the Fermi surface via core polarization, and is inconsistent with magnetic order or low frequency spin correlations.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 802: Symposium DD – Actinides - Basic Science, Applications, and Technology , 2003 , DD2.4
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2004

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