Gaseous fission products have been produced via thermal neutron irradiation of a highly-enriched uranium target and extracted using a custom gas processing system for measurement on a prototype, high-resolution β - γ coincidence detection system. The gas was extracted and measured in two stages in order to measure the prompt and β-delayed fission products. This paper presents an overview of the system used to produce gaseous fission products, and the results of the advanced coincidence spectrometry techniques used to identify and quantify decays from the radionuclides produced, including the noble gases Kr, Kr, Kr, Xe, Xe, Xe and Xe, as well as I and Rb. The measurements were validated by determination of the nuclear decay half-lives, specifically for the ground state decay of Xe, which was found to be 9.15(49) hours and consistent with the literature value. This work demonstrates the UK capability to produce gaseous radionuclides for quality assurance and calibration purposes in Radionuclide Laboratories supporting the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT).
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