Calibration Of The Short Irradiation Facility For k0 - NAA Implementation At The IEA-R1 Reactor

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1A) ◽  
Author(s):  
João Pedro Oliveira Flores ◽  
Paulo Sérgio Cardoso Silva ◽  
Mauro Silva Dias ◽  
Marina Fallone Koskinas ◽  
Denise Simões Moreira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Activation Analysis ◽  
Activation Analysis ◽  
Neutron Activation ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Nuclear Research ◽  
Short Irradiation ◽  
Gamma Ray Spectrometer ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Nuclear Research Reactor ◽  
Analysis Laboratory

The short irradiation facility of the IEA-R1 nuclear research reactor at IPEN, São Paulo,  Brazil, has been used for short irradiation of samples for the purpose of determining the concentration of elements of these samples through the use of the instrumental neutron activation analysis technique. With the aim of implementing the k0-NAA method at the Neutron Activation Analysis Laboratory (LAN), the reactor parameters a and f were obtained using the bare triple method. In this method, a set of three neutron flux monitors were irradiated without Cd-cover. The efficiency curve of the gamma-ray spectrometer used was determined by measuring calibrated radioactive sources at the commonly used counting geometries. The results for the parameters a and f were respectively 0.0384±0.0016 and 35.67±0.26. This value of f shows that the neutrons in the irradiation position are well thermalized.The variation of these parameters was studied with time and the reproducibility was verified.  

Elemental analysis of medicinal plants from different sites by instrumental neutron activation analysis

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (03) ◽  
pp. 4892 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ratna Raju M.* ◽  
Madhusudhana Rao P. V. ◽  
Seshi Reddy T. ◽  
Raju M. K. ◽  
Brahmaji Rao J. S. ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Activation Analysis ◽  
Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis ◽  
Activation Analysis ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Neutron Activation ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Elemental Content ◽  
Soil Composition ◽  
Gamma Ray Spectrometer ◽  
Instrumental Neutron Activation

A study was undertaken to evaluate the inorganic elements for humans in two Indian medicinal plants leaves, namely Sphaeranthus indicus, and Cassia fistula by Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA). INAA experiment was performed by using 20 kW KAMINI Reactor at Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam. The emitted gamma rays were measured using gamma ray spectrometer. The concentrations of Al, Br, Ca, Fe, K, La, Mg, Mn, Na, Sc, V and Zn were determined in the selected medicinal plants. The medicinal leaves are using in treatment of various important ailments. The elemental content in selected medicinal leaves is various proportions depending on the soil composition, location of plant specimen and the climate in which the plant grows.

scholarly journals Determination of Cobalt in Seawater Using Neutron Activation Analysis after Preconcentration by Adsorption onto γ-MnO2 Nanomaterial

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Van-Phuc Dinh ◽  
Ngoc-Chung Le ◽  
Ngoc-Tuan Nguyen ◽  
Quang-Thien Tran ◽  
Van-Dong Nguyen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Activation Analysis ◽  
Activation Analysis ◽  
Neutron Activation ◽  
Research Reactor ◽  
Nuclear Research ◽  
Adsorption Efficiency ◽  
Experiment Data ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Nuclear Research Reactor

The γ-MnO2 nanomaterial has been used to adsorb cobalt in the seawater at Phan Thiet City, Binh Thuan Province, Vietnam. Its concentration is determined by using the neutron activation analysis (NAA) method at the Dalat nuclear research reactor. Factors affecting the uptake of cobalt on the γ-MnO2 material such as the pH, adsorption time, and initial cobalt(II) concentration are investigated. The irradiated experiment data are calculated using the K0-Dalat program. The results obtained show that the trace dissolved cobalt in Phan Thiet seawater is found equal to 0.25 ± 0.04 μg/L (n=5, P=95%) with the adsorption efficiency being higher than 95% (n=4, P=95%).

scholarly journals Determination of selenium in biological materials by short-time neutron activation analysis using ⁷⁷ᵐSe at the Dalat research reactor

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 36-42
Author(s):  
Van Doanh Ho ◽  
Quang Thien Tran ◽  
Thi Sy Nguyen ◽  
Nhi Dien Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Activation Analysis ◽  
Activation Analysis ◽  
Neutron Activation ◽  
Half Life ◽  
Nuclear Research ◽  
Biological Materials ◽  
Standard Reference Materials ◽  
Nuclear Research Institute ◽  
Analysis Technique

A rapid neutron activation analysis technique for determination of the concentration of selenium in biological materials using short-lived radionuclide 77mSe (half-life = 17.4 seconds) has been developed at Dalat Nuclear Research Institute (DNRI). The technique is very simple and rapid. It involves irradiation of a sample for 20 s, decay for 20 s and counting for 20 s. The accuracy of the method has been evaluated by analyzing a number of biological standard reference materials of varied selenium levels. An agreement between measured and certified values was acceptable in regarding to the deviation of the above mentioned two values within 8 percent. The result shows that the utilization of short-lived radionuclide 77mSe is more useful in comparison with long-lived radionuclide 75Se (half-life = 120 days). In addition, it is suggested that a further study for cyclic irradiations should be done in order to enhance the detection limit of the determination of the short-lived radionuclide 77mSe.

Application of instumetal neutron activation analysis method for determination of some trace elements in lichens around three sites in Algiers

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tarek Azli ◽  
Zohra Bouhila ◽  
Ammar Mansouri ◽  
Mohammed Messaoudi ◽  
Zineb Zergoug ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Neutron Activation Analysis ◽  
Activation Analysis ◽  
Neutron Activation ◽  
Reference Materials ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Certified Reference Materials ◽  
Standard Reference Materials ◽  
Gamma Ray Spectrometry ◽  
Analysis Technique

Abstract Trace elements (TEs) constitute a major part of pollution, which can induce a detrimental impact on public health. A precise analysis of these elements in the environment is an important parameter in the evaluation of the population's quality of life. This work aims to quantify the concentration of some trace elments in enviromental samples using Istrumental Neutron Activation Analysis technique (INAA); also a comparative study between three sampling points (Draria, Baraki and Reghaia) were done. The Samples and standards were irradiated for 6 h at “NUR” research reactor with a thermal neutron flux of 1013 n cm−2 s−1, and analyzed by gamma ray spectrometry using HPGe detector. Seventeen elements were assessed: Ba, Br, Ce, Co, Cr, Hf, Fe, La, Nd, Rb, Sb, Sc, Se, Sm, Sr, Yb and Zn in this study. The accuracy of the method was evaluated by analyzing Certified Reference Materials (CRMs) and Standard Reference Materials (SRMs). The data obtained in this work may contribute to obtaining information about a possible rank of pollution and the different capabilities of elemental bioaccumulation by lichens.

In vivo measurement of lithium in the body by a neutron activation analysis technique

1986 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Glaros ◽  
A. F. LoMonte ◽  
K. J. Ellis ◽  
S. Yasumura ◽  
R. W. Stoenner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Activation Analysis ◽  
Activation Analysis ◽  
Neutron Activation ◽  
The Body ◽  
In Vivo Measurement ◽  
Analysis Technique

scholarly journals TL, OSL and C-14 dating results of the sediments and bricks from mummified nuns' grave

2012 ◽  
Vol 84 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego R.G. Tudela ◽  
Sonia H. Tatumi ◽  
Márcio Yee ◽  
Silvio L.M. Brito ◽  
José L. Morais ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Neutron Activation Analysis ◽  
Activation Analysis ◽  
Neutron Activation ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
The State ◽  
Osl Dating ◽  
Annual Dose ◽  
Dose Rates ◽  
Gamma Ray Spectroscopy

This paper presents the results of TL and OSL dating of soil and fragments of bricks from a grave, which was occupied by two mummified nuns, found at "Luz" Monastery, located in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The TL and OSL ages were compared to C-14 dating ones obtained from bone collagens of the mummies. The majority of the ages is related to the eighteenth century. The gamma-ray spectroscopy was used to evaluate natural radioisotope concentrations in the samples, and by using these concentrations the annual dose rates, from 3.0 to 5.3 Gy/kyr, were obtained. Neutron activation analysis was performed and the radioisotope contents results are in agreement with those obtained by gamma-ray spectroscopy. The contents of U, Th and Ce elements were higher than those found in usual sediments.

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