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Radiochemical determination of trace noble metals in silver artefacts

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Radiochemical separations are essential for the determination of trace elements in silver artefacts by neutron activation analysis due to the high levels of both short and long-lived activities produced by the matrix, but the sensitivity of the technique permits the examination of small samples. The noble metals are considered most significant from a diagnostic standpoint, and radiochemical techniques have been developed for their determination in samples of a few milligrams. Methods have been investigated for the determination of Pd, Rh, Ir and Pt in samples removed from museum specimens of known provenance.

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  1. K. Randle

    Present address: Radiation Centre, Department of Physics, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT, England

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  1. Scottish Universities Research and Reactor Centre, East Kilbride, Glasgow, (Scotland)

    K. Randle, R. Wellum & J. E. Whitley

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Randle, K., Wellum, R. & Whitley, J.E. Radiochemical determination of trace noble metals in silver artefacts. J. Radioanal. Chem. 16, 205–214 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02517866

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