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Determination of erbium in silicate rocks at the 1 μg/g level

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A method for the determination of erbium by instrumental neutron activation analysis in rocks using 2.28 s167mEr has been developed. The technique employs pseudocyclic activation in an epithermal neutron flux and a detection limit of 0.5 μg/g was attained. Eight international rock standards were analysed to test the method.

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  1. Institute de génie énergétique, Ecole Polytechnique, H3C 3A7, Montréal, Québec, (Canada)

    G. Kennedy & K. Touhouche

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Kennedy, G., Touhouche, K. Determination of erbium in silicate rocks at the 1 μg/g level. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 114, 319–327 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02039806

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