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Exit reactor Thetis/Ghent (1967–2003): A recollection of its significant contribution to NAA and its leading role in the development of the k0-standardization

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After 36 years of operation, reactor Thetis at the Institute for Nuclear Sciences (Ghent University) was decommissioned in December 2003. On this occasion, a survey is presented of the characteristics and features of Thetis, which were opening the way to its significant contribution to NAA and its leading role in the development of the k 0-standardization. A summary is given, including a few specific examples, of fundamental analytical developments and practical applications based on irradiations in the reactor Thetis.

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De Corte, F. Exit reactor Thetis/Ghent (1967–2003): A recollection of its significant contribution to NAA and its leading role in the development of the k0-standardization. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 271, 37–41 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-007-0103-7

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