Abstract
Coincidence counting in neutron activation analysis has well-known advantages, most importantly improvement of detection limits. One obstacle to the wider use of this technique is the complexity of the data acquisition and reduction systems that it requires. The usual approaches to multi-detector data acquisition incur significant dead-time, involve redundant work in repeatedly developing limited tools and risk potential errors in low-level code. The paper describes progress made in developing a software framework to address these shortcomings.
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This project was sponsored by the Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, USA. A note of gratitude for continued help and consultations to Richard M. Lindstrom and Rolf Zeisler at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, USA.
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Shetty, M., Şahin, D. Data acquisition and analysis software for gamma coincidence spectrometry. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 309, 243–247 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-016-4762-0
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