• DocumentCode
    854907
  • Title

    Bulk Elemental Analysis by the Inelastic Scattering of Neutrons Produced with a Van de Graaff Accelerator

  • Author

    Barfoot, K.M. ; Cheng, C.-W. ; MacArthur, J.D. ; Robertson, B.C. ; Saha, S.K. ; Wilson, K.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Department of Physics, Queen´´s University Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3N6, Canada
  • Volume
    28
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1981
  • fDate
    4/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1644
  • Lastpage
    1646
  • Abstract
    Bulk multi-elemental analysis by inelastic neutron scattering with the detection of prompt gamma rays may become an invaluable tool for the non-destructive analysis of rare objects. Various neutron-producing reactions initiated by Van de Graff charged particle beams have been compared for their suitability in multi-elemental analysis. It is concluded that, of the reactions investigated, the 13C(¿, n)16O reaction at E¿ = 3.5 MeV is the most useful for the present applications. Preliminary minimum detection limits are given for fifteen elements.
  • Keywords
    Acceleration; Chemical elements; Gamma ray detection; Gamma ray detectors; Gamma rays; Neutron spin echo; Particle accelerators; Particle beams; Particle scattering; X-ray scattering;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.1981.4331488
  • Filename
    4331488
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=854907