Retrospective Measurement of Neutron Activation within the Pressure Circuit Steelwork of a Magnox Reactor and Comparison with Prediction

2009 ◽  
pp. 348-348-8
Author(s):  
D. A. Thornton ◽  
C. Thiruarooran ◽  
D. A. Allen ◽  
A. M. Harris ◽  
C. G. Holmes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Activation

Development of a Rapid Survey Method of Sampling and Analysis for Asbestos in Ambient Air

1972 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 630-631 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. E. Heffelfinger ◽  
C. W. Melton ◽  
D. L. Kiefer ◽  
W. M. Henry ◽  
R. J. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Activation ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Potential Hazard ◽  
Transmission Microscopy ◽  
Comparative Analyses ◽  
Asbestos Fibers ◽  
Controlled Conditions ◽  
Unequivocal Identification ◽  
Identification And Quantification

A methodology has been developed and demonstrated which is capable of determining total amounts of asbestos fibers and fibrils in air ranging from as low as fractional nanograms per cubic meter (ng/m3) of air to several micrograms/m3. The method involves the collection of samples on an absolute filter and provides an unequivocal identification and quantification of the total asbestos contents including fibrils in the collected samples.The developed method depends on the trituration under controlled conditions to reduce the fibers to fibrils, separation of the asbestos fibrils from other collected air particulates (beneficiation), and the use of transmission microscopy for identification and quantification. Its validity has been tested by comparative analyses by neutron activation techniques. It can supply the data needed to set emissions criteria and to serve as a basis for assessing the potential hazard for asbestos pollution to the populace.

Gamma-Ray Spectrometric Analysis of Some Trace Elements in the Human Articular Disc of the Mandible

1963 ◽  
Vol 03 (02) ◽  
pp. 175-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Bergman ◽  
Rune Söremark
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Neutron Activation ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Thermal Neutron Flux ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Gamma Ray Spectrometry ◽  
Spectrometric Analysis ◽  
Articular Disc ◽  
Group Separation

SummaryBy means of neutron activation and gamma-ray spectrometry the concentrations in the human mandibular articular disc of the following elements have been determined: Na, Mn, Cu, Zn, Rb, Sr, Cd, W, and Au. The discs were obtained at necropsy from seven men and nine women, ranging in age from 56 to 71 years.The activation was carried out in a thermal neutron flux of about 1.7 XlO12 neutrons × cm−2 × sec.−1 for about 20 hours. A chemical group separationwas performed before the gamma-ray spectrometry. Quantitative data based on the dry weight of the cartilage samples were obtained by comparing the photo-peak area of the identified elements with those of appropriate standards.

Tracing Estuarine Sediments by Neutron Activation

1977 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard M. Ecker ◽  
John F. Sustar ◽  
William T. Harvey
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Activation ◽  
Estuarine Sediments

Evaluation of the uncertainty associated with sample holders in NAA measurements in LAN/IPEN

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2A) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guilherme Soares Zahn ◽  
Regina Beck Ticianelli ◽  
Mitiko Saiki ◽  
Frederico Antonio Genezini
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Neutron Activation Analysis ◽  
Neutron Activation ◽  
Gamma Rays ◽  
Experimental Error ◽  
Steel Sample ◽  
Low Energy ◽  
Stainless Steel Sample ◽  
Gamma Emission ◽  
Energy Gamma

In IPEN’s Neutron Activation Laboratory (LAN/IPEN), thin stainless steel sample holders are used for gamma spectrometry in NAA measurements. This material is very practical, but its chemical composition may be troublesome, as it presents large amounts of elements with intermediate atomic number, with attenuation factors for low-energy gamma-rays that must not be neglected. In this study, count rates obtained using different sample holders were compared. To accomplish that, an Am-241 source, with 59-keV gamma emission, was used so that low-energy gamma attenuation differences can be determined. Moreover, in order to study the energy dependence of these differences, a Ho-166m source was also used. From these results, it was possible to analyze the experimental error associated to the variations between sample holders, with the aim of introducing an addictive term to the uncertainty analysis of comparative Neutron Activation Analysis results.

Investigation of cross sections of reactions used in neutron activation analysis

Kerntechnik ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. 136-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Tel ◽  
M. Şahan ◽  
F. A. Uğur ◽  
H. Şahan ◽  
A. Aydin
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Activation Analysis ◽  
Activation Analysis ◽  
Neutron Activation ◽  
Cross Sections

Trace Element Contents in Thyroid Cancer Investigated by Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Cancer ◽  
Neutron Activation Analysis ◽  
Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis ◽  
Activation Analysis ◽  
Neutron Activation ◽  
Trace Element ◽  
Thyroid Tissue ◽  
Tissue Levels ◽  
Trace Element Contents ◽  
Element Contents

Background: Thyroid cancer is an internationally important health problem. The aim of this exploratory study was to evaluate whether significant changes in the thyroid tissue levels of Ag, Co, Cr, Fe, Hg, Rb, Sb, Sc, Se, and Zn exist in the malignantly transformed thyroid. Methods: Thyroid tissue levels of ten trace elements were prospectively evaluated in 41 patients with thyroid malignant tumors and 105 healthy inhabitants. Measurements were performed using non-destructive instrumental neutron activation analysis with high resolution spectrometry of long-lived radionuclides. Tissue samples were divided into two portions. One was used for morphological study while the other was intended for trace element analysis. Results: It was found that contents of Ag, Co, Cr, Hg, and Rb were significantly higher (approximately 12.8, 1.4, 1.6, 19.6, and 1.7 times, respectively) in cancerous tissues than in normal tissues. Conclusions: There are considerable changes in trace element contents in the malignantly transformed tissue of thyroid.

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