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The Use of Compton Suppression Spectrometers for Trace Element Studies in Biological Materials

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Nuclear Analytical Methods in the Life Sciences

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A straightforward method for demonstrating the powerful background reduction of Compton suppression spectrometers for neutron activation purposes is presented. The shorter acquisition time needed in Anti-Compton mode (A/C on) for peaks of appropriate counting statistics, compared to normal gamma counting (A/C off), allows a much higher sample throughput, thus compensating for the higher cost of the instrument. Two examples of artificial mixtures of radio- nuclides demonstrate the drastic time saving for measurement of monoenergetic decaying isotopes. The comparison of results from three different instruments proves the general usefulness of Compton suppression spectrometers for Neutron Activation Analysis of biological samples.

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  1. Institute of Applied Physical Chemistry, ICH-4, Nuclear Research Center, KFA-Jülich, PO Box 1913, 5170, Jülich, Germany

    M. Rossbach

  2. Center for Analytical Chemistry, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899, USA

    R. Zeisler

  3. Netherlands Energy Research Foundation ECN, PO Box 1, 1755 ZG, Petten, The Netherlands

    J. R. W. Woittiez

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  1. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA

    Rolf Zeisler

  2. University of California, Irvine, CA, USA

    Vincent P. Guinn

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Rossbach, M., Zeisler, R., Woittiez, J.R.W. (1990). The Use of Compton Suppression Spectrometers for Trace Element Studies in Biological Materials. In: Zeisler, R., Guinn, V.P. (eds) Nuclear Analytical Methods in the Life Sciences. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0473-2_8

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