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Determination of trace elements in high purity copper by INAA, GFAAS and ICP/AES

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Trace impurity elements in high purity copper metal (4 mine class) put on the market were analyzed by Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA) and the results compared with those from Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (GFAAS) and Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrophotometry (ICP-AES). The sample irradiation was done at the irradiation facilities (thermal neutron flux, 5·1012 n·cm−2·s−1) of the TRIGA Mark-III research reactor in the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute. Four unalloyed copper standards (NIST SRM # 393, 394, 395 and 398) were used to identify the accuracy and precision of the analytical procedure. The homogeneity of samples was assessed by means of the elements such as Ag, As, Co, Sb, Se and Zn. The analytical results of INAA, GFAAS and ICP-AES were in good agreement within expected uncertainties each other and showed the possibility of using them for the analytical quality control.

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  1. Kored Research Institute of Standards and Science, Yusong, P.O. Box 102, 305-600, Taejon, Korea

    J. H. Lee, K. H. Cho, J. Ch. Woo & M. S. Han

  2. Department of Chemistry, Konyang University, 320-711, Nonsan, Korea

    J. S. Kim

  3. Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Yusong, P.O. Box 105, 305-600, Taejon, Korea

    Y. S. Chung

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Lee, J.H., Kim, J.S., Cho, K.H. et al. Determination of trace elements in high purity copper by INAA, GFAAS and ICP/AES. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 234, 77–83 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02389751

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