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This computational procedure, described earlier for NaI(Tl) gamma-ray spectrometry, has now been set up for Ge(Li) spectrometry measurements, has been extended further in various details, has been partially computerized, and has been tested experimentally on both biological and geochemical types of samples—with good results. The procedure enables one to compute, in advance of any activations, the approximate Ge(Li) pulse-height spectrum of a sample for any selected flux and irradiation, decay, and counting times —and to compute the lower limits of instrumental NAA detection of any trace elements of interest—if the principal composition of the matrix is known. Various other useful parameters are also readily calculated.
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R. M. PARR, private communication.
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Guinn, V.P., Garzanov, E. & Cortést T., E. Further studies in the advance prediction of gamma-ray spectra and detection limits in instrumental neutron activation analysis. J. Radioanal. Chem. 43, 599–609 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02519514
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02519514