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Microanalysis by nuclear reactions and by atomic excitation with low energy charged particles. Application to plants analysis (in French)

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OSTI ID:4937353
Thesis. Submitted to Universite Scientifique et Medicale de Grenoble (France). Microanalysis by nuclear reaction and detection of characteristic x- rays was used to measure the distribution of fluorine, calcium, and potassium along fir needles. Fluorine (destroying element) was analyzed by the /sup 19/ F(p, alpha )/sup 16/O reaction (1350-keV resonance). Simultaneously concentrations of calcium and potassium were measured by means of their characteristic K alpha and K BETA x-rays excited by the proton beam. The experimental set up involved a 2-MeV Van de Graaff accelerator, and chargedparticle and x-ray detectors STAthe last is a detector Si(Li), FWHM 200 eV when used with the accelerator!. Distribution of fluorine, calcium, and potassium in the fir needles is shown and some evidence of a relation between the destroying element (fluorine) and the major components of the plant (calcium and potassium) is given. (auth)
Research Organization:
CEA Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires de Grenoble, 38 (France)
Sponsoring Organization:
Sponsor not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-29-018032
OSTI ID:
4937353
Report Number(s):
CEA-R--4544
Country of Publication:
France
Language:
French