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A NOTE ON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS WITH NEUTRON-INDUCED THRESHOLD REACTIONS

Journal Article · · Nukleonik (West Germany) Discontinued with vol. 12
OSTI ID:4795138
In a discussion of the suggestion that some elements, such as titanium and iron, might be determined with an activation analysis carried out with fast neutrons in a reactor, the advantages and disadvantages of such a scheme are reviewed. The radioisotopes of Ti, Fe, and Ni produced by neutron capture and by (n,p) reactions, and their half life and gamma energies are tabulated. In a comparison of the two types of analysis, a figure of merit-the product of natural abundance, cross section, and number of gamma transitions per nuclear disintegration-was introduced and tabulated for the three isotopes. These results indicate that neutron-induced threshold reactions may be appropriate in some cases for trace analysis. (J.S.R.)
Research Organization:
N.V. Philips' Gloeilampenfabrieken, Eindhoven, Netherlands
NSA Number:
NSA-16-026931
OSTI ID:
4795138
Journal Information:
Nukleonik (West Germany) Discontinued with vol. 12, Journal Name: Nukleonik (West Germany) Discontinued with vol. 12 Vol. Vol: 4; ISSN NUKKA
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English