Published April 1987 | Version v1
Journal article

The determination of tin in explosive materials by thermal neutron activation analysis

  • 1. Ministry of Defence, Aldermaston (UK). Atomic Weapons Research Establishment

Description

A method based on the measurement of the γ-photopeak at 332 keV arising from a 124Sn(n,γ)125mSn reaction was developed for the rapid measurement of Sn at concentrations of approx. 20 μg g-1, present as the cross-linking agent, in explosive charges. The method is comparative, and has a detection limit of approx. 0.6 μg g-1 and a precision of approx. 5% RSD. The method requires no sample preparation and is economical in effort. (author)

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Journal Title
J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem.
Journal Issue
p. 71-79
Series
J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. ;Articles.
ISSN
0236-5731
CODEN
JRNCD