TY - JOUR
T1 - Limits of detection for impurities in uranium-rich matrices by ion-induced nuclear analysis
AU - Erasmus, C. S.
AU - Sellschp, J. P.F.
AU - Alfassi, Z. B.
N1 - Funding Information:
Support received from the SA Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, the Council for Mineral Technology, and the SA Atomic Energy Corporation is acknowledged with appreciation. One of the authors (Z.B.A.) records with appreciation the hospitality received during his visjt
PY - 1986/4/1
Y1 - 1986/4/1
N2 - Proton and helium ion induced nuclear reactions, with energies lower than the uranium-fission Coulomb barrier, are proposed for the activation analysis of impurities in uranium. The reaction products were identified by gamma spectroscopy using a Ge(Li) cetector. Detection sensitivities were studied for 15 elements using 3 different proton- and 4 different helium-beam energies.
AB - Proton and helium ion induced nuclear reactions, with energies lower than the uranium-fission Coulomb barrier, are proposed for the activation analysis of impurities in uranium. The reaction products were identified by gamma spectroscopy using a Ge(Li) cetector. Detection sensitivities were studied for 15 elements using 3 different proton- and 4 different helium-beam energies.
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U2 - 10.1016/0168-583X(86)90365-4
DO - 10.1016/0168-583X(86)90365-4
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0022041026
SN - 0168-583X
VL - 15
SP - 569
EP - 572
JO - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
JF - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
IS - 1-6
ER -