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An automatic prompt gamma-ray activation analysis system was developed and installed at JRR-3M. This system is mainly composed of two personal computers, four programs, a vertical revolute joint robot, and data acquisition devices. The main control software, referred to as AutoPGA, was developed using LabVIEW 2011 and the program can control all functions of the analytical system. Up to 14 samples can be automatically measured by the system. Therefore, this system can not only dramatically increase the efficiency of routine measurements but also decrease the background level of gamma-rays for the analysis.
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Osawa, T. Development of an automatic prompt gamma-ray activation analysis system. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 303, 1141–1146 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-014-3436-z
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