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Multi-element analysis of crude-oil samples by 14.6 MeV neutron activation

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The instrumental neutron activation technique, using the SAMES T-400 neutron generator with 14.6 MeV neutrons produced from3H(d,n)4He reaction is demonstrated for multi-element analysis of Saudi-Arabian crude-oil samples. The system parameters for the absolute method (e.g., the counting solid-angle, intrinsic efficiency of the γ-ray detector, effective neutron flux, activation cross sections, etc.) were determined and the results of elemental concentrations were presented with the corrections for all possible interferences having been carefully considered.

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  1. Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey

    N. F. Cam & F. Cigeroglu

  2. Department of Physics, Cekmece Nuclear Research and Training Centre, Istanbul, Turkey

    M. N. Erduran

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Cam, N.F., Cigeroglu, F. & Erduran, M.N. Multi-element analysis of crude-oil samples by 14.6 MeV neutron activation. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 220, 91–94 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02035354

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