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The k 0 standardization method has been studied and applied at JAERI for the accurate determination of multielements by neutron-induced prompt gamma-ray analysis (PGA). The k 0 factors for 26 elements using Cl as a comparator were measured by the cold and thermal neutron guided beams of JRR-3M with an uncertainty less than 3% except for a few elements. The k 0 factors for most elements obtained with both cold and thermal neutrons agreed within 3%, and agreed also with those measured at other cold and thermal neutron guided beams within 10%, except for a few elements. Multielement determinations in reference materials were performed using the k 0 factors obtained to evaluate the accuracy and precision of this work.
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Matsue, H., Yonezawa, C. k0 Standardization Approach in Neutron-Induced Prompt Gamma-Ray Analysis at JAERI. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 245, 189–194 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006799213794
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