Instrumental Photon Activation Analysis with Short-Time Irradiation for Geochemical Research

0543939 - ÚJF 2022 RIV CH eng J - Journal Article
Krausová, Ivana - Mizera, Jiří - Řanda, Zdeněk - Chvátil, David - Krist, Pavel
Instrumental Photon Activation Analysis with Short-Time Irradiation for Geochemical Research.
Minerals. Roč. 11, č. 6 (2021), č. článku 617. E-ISSN 2075-163X
R&D Projects: GA ČR GA13-27885S; GA ČR(CZ) GBP108/12/G108
Institutional support: RVO:61389005
Keywords : IPAA * geochemical analysis * whole-rock analysis * major elements * microtron
OECD category: Geology
Impact factor: 2.818, year: 2021
Method of publishing: Open access
https://doi.org/10.3390/min11060617

This paper introduces instrumental photon activation analysis (IPAA) utilizing short-lived products of photonuclear reactions, mainly (gamma, n) and (gamma, p), initiated by bremsstrahlung from the MT-25 microtron. A rapid nondestructive IPAA method for geochemical major element analysis is introduced as a tool for the basic geochemical characterization of rocks. Procedures were developed and parameters such as beam energy and irradiation-decay-counting times optimized with a representative set of geochemical reference materials, and an optimized scheme was applied in analysis of various geological samples. A complete analytical scheme combined with long-time irradiation IPAA and the possibility of utilization of photoexcitation reactions (gamma, gamma ') are briefly outlined.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0321033