An evaluation of Compton suppression neutron activation analysis for determination of trace elements in some geological samples.
Compton suppressed neutron activation analysis has been used for a variety of applications, but never has a detailed discussion of its use in far more complex matrices, such as geological samples, been fully addressed. This investigation seeks to serve as a qualitative evaluation of Compton suppression neutron activation analysis (CSNAA) and to illustrate the benefits of using Compton suppression with thermal and epithermal neutrons for the analysis of several geological specimens.
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University of Texas at Austin, Nuclear Engineering Teaching Lab, R-9000 Austin, TX 78712, USA. s.landsberger@mail.utexas.edu
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