Published December 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

PGAA, PGAI and NT with cold neutrons: Test measurement on a meteorite sample

  • 1. Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Institut fuer Radiochemie, Lichtenbergstr. 1, 85748 Garching (Germany)
  • 2. Universitaet zu Koeln, Institut fuer Kernphysik, 50937 Koeln (Germany)

Description

First comprehensive analysis with PGAA, Prompt Gamma-ray Activation Imaging (PGAI) and neutron tomography (NT) techniques at the research reactor FRM II was tested on a piece of the Allende meteorite. With the PGAA method the bulk elemental composition of the heterogeneous meteorite was determined. Due to the small dimension of the sample, only the 2D elemental distribution of the object was derived with position sensitive PGAI analysis. As an example 2D maps for Si, Fe and Mg are presented. Neutron tomography of the meteorite was carried out with the same cold neutron beam.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.05.008

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.05.008;
PII
S0969-8043(09)00399-6;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Applied Radiation and Isotopes
Journal Volume
67
Journal Issue
12
Journal Page Range
p. 2070-2074
ISSN
0969-8043
CODEN
ARISEF

Conference

Title
22. seminar on activation analysis and gamma spectroscopy
Acronym
SAAGAS 22
Dates
25-27 Feb 2009
Place
Vienna (Austria)

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