Citation
R. Gwozdz et F. Grass, Activation analysis of large samples, J RAD NUCL, 244(3), 2000, pp. 523-529
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry
Journal title
JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY
ISSN journal
02365731
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Volume
244
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
523 - 529
Database
ISI
SICI code
0236-5731(200006)244:3<523:AAOLS>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
The usual mass of samples for activation analysis is in the range of severa
l milligrams to several hundred milligrams. An improvement of the detection
limit by three orders of magnitude is attainable by use of a larger sample
size. Limitations of the method due to thermal effects, neutron self-shiel
ding and gamma-ray attenuation during activation and measuring of large org
anic samples are discussed.