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Neutron activation analysis of rare-earth elements in silicate rocks containing several parts per million uranium may be complicated by interference from235U fission products and activation products of238U. The degree of interference has been measured quatitatively for La, Ce, Nd, Sm and Lu, and a method of correcting the NAA data for these elements is presented.
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Kennedy, G., Fowler, A. Interference from uranium in neutron activation analysis or rare-earths in silicate rocks. J. Radioanal. Chem. 78, 165–169 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02519761
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02519761