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Performance of the University of Texas cold-neutron prompt gamma activation analysis facility

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The University of Texas cold-neutron prompt gamma-activation analysis (PGAA) facility is operational at the 1-MW UT TRIGA research reactor. The UT-PGAA facility utilizes a guided cold neutron beam produced by the Texas Cold Neutron Source. The cold neutrons are transported to the PGAA chamber via a 6-m long curved neutron guide followed by an 80-cm long converging neutron guide. A program of testing, optimizing, and calibrating the UT-PGAA facility is currently underway. Preliminary results for the sensitivities and detection limits of boron, hydrogen, and silicon in semiconductor materials are given.

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  1. Centro Regional de Estudios Nucleares, Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Ciprés #10, Zacatecas, 98068, Zac, México

    C. Ríos-Martínez

  2. Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory, The University of Texas at Austin, PRC 159, R9000, Austin, TX, 78712, USA

    K. Ünlü & B. W. Wehring

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Ríos-Martínez, C., Ünlü, K. & Wehring, B.W. Performance of the University of Texas cold-neutron prompt gamma activation analysis facility. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 234, 119–124 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02389758

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