Instrumental neutron activation analysis of sediment reference materials using the k0-standardization method |
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| Authors: | B. Smodiš R. Jaćimović G. Medin S. Jovanović |
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| Affiliation: | (1) SLOWPOKE-2 Facility at the Royal Military College of Canada and Department of Chemistry, Queen's University, Kingston, (Canada);(2) Exploration Geochemistry, Mineral Resources Division, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, (Canada);(3) Present address: Department of Nueclear Science and Technology, Royal Naval College, Greenwich, SE10 9NN London, (UK) |
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| Abstract: | An instrumental neutron activation analysis technique has been developed for the determination of As, Au, Ba, Co, Cr, Fe, Hf, Sb, Ta, Th, U, W and Zn in large (10–15 g) geological samples using in-pool irradiation with a SLOWPOKE-2 reactor. The technique allows for the simultaneous irradiation of multiple samples using a neutron flux of between 4·1013 and 8·1013 n·m–2·s–1. The detection limits obtained using the analytical methodology described in this paper are acceptable for exploration geochemistry and the technique has been used to analyze samples collected as part of a metallic minerals survey of Jamaica. |
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