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Determination of the activation constants for miniature neutron source reactor (MNSR) by linear least squares regression

  • Mohammad Wasim , Mohammad Arif and Jamshed Hussain Zaidi
Published/Copyright: December 16, 2010

Abstract

This paper presents a detailed description of the determination of experimental activation constants for 22 elements for miniature neutron source reactor (MNSR). The activation constants have been measured for the most intense γ-rays of the radionuclides commonly observed in neutron activation analysis. The experimental values have been compared with those based on mathematical expression and calculated by using f and α of the irradiation channel and k0 and Q0 factors from published literature. A comparison of the expression-based and experimentally determined activation constants shows a good agreement, except for some cases where difference is about 10% of the expression-based values. The activation constants were validated by analyzing synthetic multielement standards (SMELS-I and -II); the results revealed all elements within ±3 Z-score.


* Correspondence address: Chemistry Division, Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science & Techno, P.O. Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan,

Published Online: 2010-12-16
Published in Print: 2011-01

© by Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag, Islamabad, Germany

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