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Fast-neutron activation analysis with short-lived nuclides

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At the GKSS Research Center Geesthacht, a new 14 MeV activation facility—a 5·1012 n/s neutron generator combined with a fast rabbit system (KORONA)—is being installed. Homogeneous neutron flux at a level of 5·1010 n·cm−2·s−1 and sample transfer times of 140 ms to a 16m distant detector station are characteristic features of the facility described in the paper. With special consideration of short-lived nuclides and including cyclic activation, the analytical prospects with the intense neutron source are discussed, and sensitivities for 78 elements are presented.

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  1. Institut für Physik, GKSS-Forschungszentrum Geesthacht, FRG

    H. -U. Fanger, R. Pepelnik & W. Michaelis

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Fanger, H.U., Pepelnik, R. & Michaelis, W. Fast-neutron activation analysis with short-lived nuclides. J. Radioanal. Chem. 61, 147–163 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02517405

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