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An improved neutron reflection setup for the determination of H and (O+C)/H in oil samples

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An improved experimental setup based on the thermalization and reflection of neutrons has been used for the determination of total H content and (O+C)/H atomic ratio in oil samples. The count rate response function for this setup gives a relative error of about ±1.5% and a detection limit of 0.09 H w% in the case of different hydrogeneous samples of 300–500 cm3 volumes. Results obtained for motor and household oils as well as for crude oil samples from Nigeria and Hungary are presented.

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  1. Centre for Energy Research and Training, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

    S. A. Jonah

  2. Faculty of Nuclear and Electronic Engineering, Al-Fateh University, Tripoli, Libya

    A. M. El-Megrab

  3. Institute of Experimental Physics, Kossuth University, Pf 105, H-4001, Debrecen, Hungary

    M. Váradi & J. Csikai

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This work was supported by the Hungarian Research Foundation (Contract No. T 016713).

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Jonah, S.A., El-Megrab, A.M., Váradi, M. et al. An improved neutron reflection setup for the determination of H and (O+C)/H in oil samples. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 218, 193–195 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02039333

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