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Can instrumental neutron activation analysis keep pacewith the needs of the high purity materials industry?

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The University of Missouri Research Reactor Center (MURR) has been one of the premier providers of neutron activation analysis (NAA) to the high purity materials industry for the past 20 years. Over the last two decades, significant advances in contamination control in the manufacturing process and the development of alternate analytical techniques have challenged the NAA community to keep pace. This paper presents an overview of the High Purity Materials Analysis Program at MURR. Specifically we present trends in the trace element concentrations that we have observed in our laboratory over the past 10 years and compare our experience with the relevant literature. The prospects for the future success of NAA and the methodological changes required for satisfying the industry's need will be discussed.

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  1. Research Reactor Center, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA

    R. S. Herrera, J. R. Denison, V. L. Spate, A. M. Gudiño, C. K. Baskett, I. M. Dubman, M. M. Mason, E. E. Bohl, A. Williams, T. Nichols, M. D. Glascock & J. S. Morris

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Herrera, R.S., Denison, J.R., Spate, V.L. et al. Can instrumental neutron activation analysis keep pacewith the needs of the high purity materials industry?. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 248, 39–44 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010613721665

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