DETERMINATION OF OXYGEN IN OXIDE FILMS BY NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS
Preliminary experiments were conducted to evaluate the use of the nuclear reactions Li/sup 6/ (n, alpha )H/sup 3/ and O/sup 16/(H/sup 3/,n) F/sup 18/ to determine the thickness of oxide films on metals. Sheets of thin paper and of aluminum, imbedded in powdered LiF, were irradiated with pile neutrons at a flux of 6 x 10/sup 11/ n/cm/sup 2//sec and counted with an end-window proportional counter. A saturation activity of 1.87 hr F/sup 18/ of 150 dis/min per microgram of oxygen was observed in the paper, but radioactivity due to impurities masked F/sup 18/ in the aluminum. It is concluded that a 1 A (0.01 mu gm/cm/sup 2/) oxide film thickness may be measured by a neutron irradiation at a flux of 10/sup 14/ n/cm/sup 2//sec but chemical separation of induced radioactivity from the bulk metal is essential. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab., Tenn.
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-26
- NSA Number:
- NSA-14-015597
- OSTI ID:
- 4166598
- Report Number(s):
- CF-59-7-128
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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