A New Stable Form of Plutonium Discovered at the ESRF (IMAGE)

European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

A New Stable Form of Plutonium Discovered at the ESRF

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A novel pentavalent plutonium (Pu) solid phase formation was discovered on the pathway from aqueous Pu(VI) to PuO2 nanoparticles by applying the high energy resolution fluorescence detection method at the Pu M4 and L3 edges and electronic structure calculations. Credits: K. Kvashnina

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Credits: K. Kvashnina

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