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Procedures for multielement analysis using high-flux fast-neutron activation

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Improvements have been made in the rabbit system used for multielement fast-neutron activation analysis at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Rotating Target Neutron Source, RTNS-I. Procedures have been developed for the analysis of 20–25 elements in samples with an inorganic matrix and 10–15 elements in biological samples, without the need for prohibitively expensive, long irradiations. Results are presented for the analysis of fly ash, orchard leaves, and bovine liver.

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  1. R. E. Williams (Associated Western Universities Fellow and Participating Guest)

    Present address: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, from Nuclear Engineering Program, University of Illinois, 61801, Urbana, Illinois, USA

  2. P. K. Hopke (Consultant to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)

    Present address: Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Illinois, 61801, Urbana, Illinois, USA

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  1. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of California, 94550, Livermore, California, USA

    R. E. Williams (Associated Western Universities Fellow and Participating Guest), P. K. Hopke (Consultant to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) & R. A. Meyer

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Williams, R.E., Hopke, P.K. & Meyer, R.A. Procedures for multielement analysis using high-flux fast-neutron activation. J. Radioanal. Chem. 72, 183–194 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02516783

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