DocumentCode
854857
Title
Determination of Elemental Composition in Geochemical Exploration Using a 14-MeV Neutron Generator Ii. Theoretical Aspects
Author
Lapides, Jeffrey R. ; Evans, Larry G. ; Trombka, Jacob I.
Author_Institution
University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20740
Volume
28
Issue
2
fYear
1981
fDate
4/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1629
Lastpage
1631
Abstract
A method for determining elemental compositions from neutron-induced gamma-ray spectra has been developed. The method consists of calculating the neutron flux by solving the Boltzmann neutron transport equation and then calculating the flux of gamma-ray that escape from the irradiated material per unit mass fraction of a given element. The procedure was utilized to analyze data obtained from a 14-MeV neutron experiment. Relative abundances for the following major elements were obtained: H, Al, Si, K, Ca, Ti and Fe. The results agree well with the results of an independent x-ray flourescence determination of material´s composition.
Keywords
Data analysis; Educational institutions; Gamma ray detection; Gamma ray detectors; Gamma rays; Geometry; Iron; Laboratories; Neutrons; Silver;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS.1981.4331483
Filename
4331483
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