Determination of burnup effects in Au-197(n,gamma)Au-198 prior to reactor neutron field characterisation

Authors
Pomme, S Simonits, A Lindstrom, R De Corte, F Robouch, P
Citation
S. Pomme et al., Determination of burnup effects in Au-197(n,gamma)Au-198 prior to reactor neutron field characterisation, J RAD NUCL, 245(1), 2000, pp. 223-227
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry
Journal title
JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY
ISSN journal
02365731 → ACNP
Volume
245
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
223 - 227
Database
ISI
SICI code
0236-5731(200007)245:1<223:DOBEIA>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
A simple and accurate method is presented to evaluate the burnup effects in volved in the neutron activation of Au-197 prior to any neutron flux charac terisation, based on the spectrometry of the Au-198 and Au-199 decay gammas . The obtained burnup factor can be used as input for reactor neutron field characterisation techniques using Au-197(n,gamma)Au-198 as a monitor. This way an iterative procedure is avoided.