BARC/PUB/2014/1486

 
 

Utilization of pneumatic carrier facility of Dhruva reactor for trace element determination by neutron activation analysis

 
     
 
Author(s)

Acharya, R.; Swain, K. K.; Shinde, A. D.; Bhamra, N. S.; Chakrabarty, K.; Karhadkar, C. G.; Singh, T.; Rana, Y. S.; Pujari, P. K.; Shukla, D. K.; Reddy, A. V. R.
(RCD;ACD;ROD;RRSD)

Source

Journal of Radioanalytical & Nuclear Chemistry, 2014. Vol. 302 (3): pp. 1525-1530

ABSTRACT

The pneumatic carrier facility (PCF) of Dhruva reactor is being extensively used for neutron activation analysis (NAA) studies pertaining to research work as well as routine sample analysis. It is useful for the determination of trace elements using short and medium half-lives radioisotopes produced in neutron activation with available higher neutron flux ( ~ 5X1013cm-1s-1). Solid samples placed in high density polypropylene capsule, are irradiated for 1 min duration and radioactive assay is carried out by high resolution gamma ray spectrometry. Design aspects of PCF and various applications to samples of diverse matrices using NAA are presented.

 
 
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