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A laser-induced repetitively operated fast neutron source with a neutron yield of 4 × 105 n/pulse and a pulse repetition rate of 5 Hz, which was developed using a deuterated polystyrene film target and a 24-TW femtosecond laser, was applied for laser activation analyses of indium, KCl, and melamine samples. The nuclear reactions of the measured gamma spectra for the activated samples were identified as (n, γ), (n, n′), and (n, 2n) reactions. These indicate possible usage of the neutron source for practical activation analyses of various materials.
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Lee, S., Lee, K. & Cha, H. Activation analysis of indium, KCl, and melamine by using a laser-induced neutron source. Journal of the Korean Physical Society 64, 982–986 (2014). https://doi.org/10.3938/jkps.64.982
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