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A scheme for instrumental neutron activation analysis of ancient and medieval glasses is proposed. The combination of three irradiations (short time, pile and epithermal) enables the determination of 34 elements. The accuracy of the method is evaluated by analyzing two glass standard reference materials. Results from the analysis of three glasses from different times are presented.
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Kuleff, I., Djingova, R. & Penev, I. Analysis of ancient and medieval glasses by INAA. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 83, 333–343 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02037147
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