Reactor neutron activation analysis based on characteristic X-ray spectrometry

• DOI: 10.1007/bf02166653
• Publication Date: 2005-09-16T22:04:26Z
• Authors: A. M. Barouni; L. Bakos; É. Zemplén-Papp; G. Keömley
• Keywords: Neutron Activation Analysis; Gamma ray spectrometry

The possibility of using characteristic X-ray from radioactive products of reactor activation was investigated with particular emphasis on /n,γ/, /n,n/, /n,2n/, /n,p/ and /n,α/ products with long half lives. The characteristic X-rays emitted are a result of electron capture or internal conversion processes during isomeric transition. First of all the sensitivity and detection limits were investigated.