Radiospectroscopic method for determining contents of deuterium and tritium in aqueous solutions

Abstract

Radio-wave emission spectra in the microwave region are registered for the first time for ordinary water (H₂O), heavy water (D₂O), and D₂O with a low content of T₂O. The obtained spectra are analyzed according to a special program using a hardware–software complex. Measurement results show that the proposed method allows us not only to determine differences between substances in terms of composition and concentration, but to determine the presence of heavy and superheavy hydrogen isotopes in ordinary water as well.