Journal of Radioanalytical Chemistry

, Volume 49, Issue 2, pp 265–276 | Cite as

An attempt at solving the problem of prompt alpha spectrometry in a high flux of low energy protons and its relevance to elemental analysis

  • C. Olivier
  • M. Peisach
Physical Methods Section
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Abstract

The experimental conditions for the elimination of interference from backscattered protons by magnetic deflection during analysis by prompt alpha spectrometry from (p, α) reactions was studied. The applicability of the technique to analysis is discussed from kinematics and Coulomb barrier considerations. A comparison is made between a surface barrier detector and a position-sensitive detector with reference to boron determination. A relative precision of 2.3% was attained.

Keywords

Alpha Particle Coulomb Barrier Detector Location Surface Barrier Detector Boron Powder 
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© Akadémiai Kiadó 1979

Authors and Affiliations

  • C. Olivier
    • 1
  • M. Peisach
    • 1
  1. 1.Southern Universities Nuclear InstituteFaure(South Africa)

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