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For boron concentration in the range of 0≈10%, a 600 μg252Cf neutron source was used for thermal neutron irradiation. As for the track counting technique, a visual observation method by human eye and an automatic counting method with an image scanner showed a good agreement between the determinations by both methods. The latter is useful for improving accuracy in elemental determination by using the nuclear track technique because it gives reproducible count values which are free from human error in comparison with the former.
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Ohiwa, H., Wada, N. Application of an image scanner for determination of boron in glass by a nuclear track technique. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Letters 188, 15–25 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02164978
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02164978