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Experimental sensitivities for 3 MeV neutron activation analysis

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The experimental sensitivity for 72 different elements using 3 MeV neutron activation has been investigated. Using a 200 kV Cockcroft-Walton neutron generator with a 3 MeV neutron flux of about 1.5·106n·cm−2·sec−1, γ-ray spectra of 51 elements were obtained with a sufficient number of photopeak counts for sensitivity calculations using a photopeak integration method. A useful table summarizing the sensitivity results is given. That 3 MeV neutron activation analysis is practical, is demonstrated by the experimental sensitivities obtained.

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  1. National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C., USA

    S. S. Nargolwalla, J. Niewodniczanski & J. E. Suddueth

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Guest worker from the Institute of Nuclear Techniques, Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, Krakow, Poland, at the National Bureau of Standards, 1968–1969.

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Nargolwalla, S.S., Niewodniczanski, J. & Suddueth, J.E. Experimental sensitivities for 3 MeV neutron activation analysis. J. Radioanal. Chem. 5, 403–423 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02513858

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