Pingkun Cai, Jiatong Li, Zhen Li, Daqian Hei, Wenbao Jia, Dehui Zhang, Lian Chen, Can Cheng
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Abstract
Prompt Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis (PGNAA) online analyzers are widely utilized for large-volume industrial materials. In this work, a built-in PGNAA device was used to carry out measurement experiments on iron ore slurry samples. Single-peak analysis and full spectrum analysis were separately adopted to analyze the gamma spectra of iron ore slurry, and the neutron self-shielding correction method with the H peak as internal standard was used for spectral analysis. The library-least-squares (LLS) method combined with leave-one-out cross-validation (LOOCV) method and independent validation dataset were applied for full spectrum analysis. After correction, the mean absolute error (MAE), the mean absolute percentage error (MAPE), the root mean square error (RMSE), relative standard deviation (RSD) and the type A standard relative uncertainties Ur(A) of detection results for elements including Fe, H, Si and Ca were significantly optimized, and elemental analysis data exhibited excellent measurement accuracy and repeatability. The above results verify that the built-in PGNAA device is capable of satisfying the requirements for on-line measurement of iron ore slurry samples.
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