New models for carrying out cyclic neutron activation. Discussion of the theoretical response

This paper studies two specific procedures for analyzing mining samples through a neutron activation technique called DGNAA (Delayed Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis). This particular study is part of a broader line of research, whose overall objective is to find the optimal procedure for analyzing...

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Published inJournal of physics. Conference series Vol. 549; no. 1; pp. 12007 - 5
Main Authors Castro-García, M P, Rey-Ronco, M A, Alonso-Sánchez, T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bristol IOP Publishing 01.01.2014
Subjects
Activation
Activation analysis
Barite
Fluorite
Fluorspar
Iron oxides
Minerals
Mining
Neutron activation analysis
Neutrons
Optimization
Physics
Silicates
Silicon dioxide
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Summary:This paper studies two specific procedures for analyzing mining samples through a neutron activation technique called DGNAA (Delayed Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis). This particular study is part of a broader line of research, whose overall objective is to find the optimal procedure for analyzing the fluorite content of samples taken from different parts of a fluorite concentration plant, using the DGNAA method [1-2]. The mining sample is fluorspar, which contains other minerals in addition to fluorite, such as silica, barite, iron oxides and silicates. The main contribution of the article is the development of a new method for determining the fluorite content in minerals and the increase of sensitivity in respect to the symmetrical method and single-cycle activation.
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ISSN:1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/549/1/012007