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A New Microcomputer-Controlled Neutron Activation and Analysis System

Description and Applications for the Analysis of Bioenvironmental Specimens

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Nuclear Analytical Methods in the Life Sciences

Abstract

A microcomputer-controlled irradiation and measurement system and a microprocessor-controlled sample changer have been installed at the SLOWPOKE-2 Facility at the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC). These systems can provide the gamut of instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) techniques for the analyst. Custom software has been created for system control, data acquisition, and off-line spectral analysis using programs that incorporate Gaussian peak-fitting methods of analysis. The design and use of the equipment is discussed, and the performance Is Illustrated with results obtained from the analysis of marine sediment and biological reference materials.

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  1. Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Royal Military College, Kingston, Canada

    J. B. Edward & L. G. I. Bennett

  2. Department of Chemistry, Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada

    P. A. Beeley & J. S. Poland

  3. SLOWPOKE-2 Facility at the Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Canada

    J. B. Edward, P. A. Beeley & L. G. I. Bennett

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  1. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA

    Rolf Zeisler

  2. University of California, Irvine, CA, USA

    Vincent P. Guinn

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Edward, J.B., Beeley, P.A., Bennett, L.G.I., Poland, J.S. (1990). A New Microcomputer-Controlled Neutron Activation and Analysis System. In: Zeisler, R., Guinn, V.P. (eds) Nuclear Analytical Methods in the Life Sciences. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0473-2_7

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