Applications of a mono-standard NAA method using upgraded Apsara research reactor for trace element determination in glass matrices

IF 2.8 3区物理与天体物理 Q3 CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL

Radiation Physics and Chemistry Pub Date : 2025-09-08 DOI:10.1016/j.radphyschem.2025.113295

S.K. Samanta , Purbali Das , S. Sodaye , R. Acharya

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Abstract

The k₀-based Internal Mono-standard Neutron Activation Analysis (IM-NAA) technique was optimized utilizing a core irradiation position at the Apsara-U research reactor of BARC, Mumbai, India. The cadmium ratio method was utilized to evaluate the epi-thermal neutron shape parameter, α, using both dual and multiple monitor methods and the f-value was derived from ¹⁹⁷Au. The IM-NAA and the conventional k₀-NAA methods were validated by analyzing SMELS-II (synthetic multi-element standards from IRMM), whereas United States Geological Survey Certified Reference Material (USGS CRM), Granite (G-2) and Rhyolite Glass Mountain (RGM-1) were analyzed to evaluate the accuracy of k₀-NAA and IM-NAA methods utilizing ¹⁹⁷Au and ⁴⁵Sc as mono standards. The determined concentrations were found to be in good agreement with certified or recommended values, and this is supported by calculated Z-scores in the range of ±(0.1–1), for many elements in SMELS-II, G-2 & RGM-1 at 95.5 % confidence level. The IMNAA method, utilizing Sc as the mono-standard was utilized to determine mostly trace elemental concentrations in two different soda-lime glass samples. The IMNAA method, utilized for analyzing USGS CRM RGM-1 and one Glass sample was further compared with relative NAA method.

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改进Apsara研究反应器单标准NAA法测定玻璃基质中微量元素的应用

利用印度孟买BARC Apsara-U研究堆堆芯辐照位置，对基于k0的内单标准中子活化分析（IM-NAA）技术进行了优化。采用双监测和多监测两种方法，采用镉比法对外热中子形状参数α进行了评价，f值来源于197Au。通过分析美国地质调查局认证标准物质（USGS CRM）、花岗岩（G-2）和流纹岩玻璃山（RGM-1），以197Au和45Sc为单一标准，对k0-NAA和IM-NAA方法的准确性进行了评价。测定的浓度被发现与认证值或推荐值很好地一致，这得到了计算的z分数在±（0.1-1）范围内的支持，对于smes - ii， G-2和RGM-1中的许多元素，在95.5%的置信水平上。以Sc为单一标准，采用IMNAA法测定了两种不同钠钙玻璃样品中大部分微量元素的浓度。利用IMNAA方法对USGS CRM RGM-1和一个Glass样品进行分析，并与相对NAA方法进行比较。

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Radiation Physics and Chemistry 化学-核科学技术

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5.60

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17.20%

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574

审稿时长

12 weeks

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