Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis of Trace Elements Using Short-Lived Nuclides

Abstract

A rapid pneumatic transfer cyclic system has been designed for detecting short-lived thermal and epithermal neutron activation products. This system has been used for developing INAA methods to measure trace element content of a variety of sample matrices. A computer program has been developed to theoretically select optimum timing parameters for the simultaneous and sensitive determinations of a number of short-lived nuclides.