Determination of the k0 factors by thermal neutron activation technique

The k0 Au factors used in the standardization technique of the neutron activation analysis as a ''composite'' nuclear constant have been determined by irradiating the single element samples with the thermal neutrons in the reactor thermal column. The proposed method has the advantage of eliminating the errors induced by the uncertainties of the neutron spectrum parameters and nuclear data. The results obtained are in good agreement with the literature data