Interference from uranium in neutron activation analysis or rare-earths in silicate rocks |
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Authors: | G Kennedy A Fowler |
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Institution: | (1) Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 37830 Oak Ridge, Tennessee, (USA) |
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Abstract: | A direct nondestructive method of analysis for241Am utilizing photon counting and self-absorption correction factors is presented. The method gives favorable agreement for
samples analyzed by radiochemical separation procedures and alpha particle spectrometry. The comparison was made over a range
of approximately five orders of magnitude of241Am concentrations. The method is reliable and relatively simple. Sensitivity for a ∼5-g sample and a counting intervals of
60 000 s is ∼0.2 pCi/g with an uncertainty of ±22%, which decreases to ±11% for increased counting intervals of 150 000 s
and an increased sample size of ∼20 g. |
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