Experience with Delayed- and Prompt-Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis Using Accelerator-Based Neutrons at KFUPM: An Overview

F. Z. Khiari; T. Al-Abdulla; F. A. Liadi

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-64362-0_13

Experience with Delayed- and Prompt-Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis Using Accelerator-Based Neutrons at KFUPM: An Overview

F. Z. Khiari^*
, T. Al-Abdulla
, F. A. Liadi

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA) is one of the major nuclear applications using neutrons. These neutrons can originate from a variety of sources, such as nuclear reactors, isotopic neutron sources, or neutron generators. The nuclear group at KFUPM has gained extensive experience in the use of fast and thermal neutrons for NAA on a variety of solid and liquid samples, with delayed and prompt gamma rays, over the past 30 + years, using both open-end and portable neutron generators. The measured concentrations ranged from a low of 6 ppm for vanadium to a high of 2.3 wt% for strontium using delayed gamma rays from activated soil samples; and from a low of 24 ppm for boron in water samples to a high of 15.8 wt% for oxygen in bulk samples for prompt gamma rays. The present paper briefly describes the salient features of the NAA setups and some of the measurements and results obtained using them. Brief information is provided while details can be found in the relevant references listed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Challenges and Recent Advancements in Nuclear Energy Systems - Proceedings of Saudi International Conference on Nuclear Power Engineering SCOPE
Editors	Afaque Shams, Khaled Al-Athel, Iztok Tiselj, Andreas Pautz, Tomasz Kwiatkowski
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	112-121
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	9783031643613
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-64362-0_13
State	Published - 2024
Event	Saudi International Conference on Nuclear Power Engineering, SCOPE 2023 - Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Duration: 13 Nov 2023 → 15 Nov 2023

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
ISSN (Print)	2195-4356
ISSN (Electronic)	2195-4364

Conference

Conference	Saudi International Conference on Nuclear Power Engineering, SCOPE 2023
Country/Territory	Saudi Arabia
City	Dhahran
Period	13/11/23 → 15/11/23

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024.

Keywords

NAA
Neutron Generators
NIS
PGNAA
TNC

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Automotive Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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Khiari, F. Z., Al-Abdulla, T., & Liadi, F. A. (2024). Experience with Delayed- and Prompt-Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis Using Accelerator-Based Neutrons at KFUPM: An Overview. In A. Shams, K. Al-Athel, I. Tiselj, A. Pautz, & T. Kwiatkowski (Eds.), Challenges and Recent Advancements in Nuclear Energy Systems - Proceedings of Saudi International Conference on Nuclear Power Engineering SCOPE (pp. 112-121). (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-64362-0_13

Khiari, F. Z. ; Al-Abdulla, T. ; Liadi, F. A. / Experience with Delayed- and Prompt-Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis Using Accelerator-Based Neutrons at KFUPM : An Overview. Challenges and Recent Advancements in Nuclear Energy Systems - Proceedings of Saudi International Conference on Nuclear Power Engineering SCOPE. editor / Afaque Shams ; Khaled Al-Athel ; Iztok Tiselj ; Andreas Pautz ; Tomasz Kwiatkowski. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2024. pp. 112-121 (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering).

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Khiari, FZ, Al-Abdulla, T & Liadi, FA 2024, Experience with Delayed- and Prompt-Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis Using Accelerator-Based Neutrons at KFUPM: An Overview. in A Shams, K Al-Athel, I Tiselj, A Pautz & T Kwiatkowski (eds), Challenges and Recent Advancements in Nuclear Energy Systems - Proceedings of Saudi International Conference on Nuclear Power Engineering SCOPE. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 112-121, Saudi International Conference on Nuclear Power Engineering, SCOPE 2023, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 13/11/23. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-64362-0_13

Experience with Delayed- and Prompt-Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis Using Accelerator-Based Neutrons at KFUPM: An Overview. / Khiari, F. Z.; Al-Abdulla, T.; Liadi, F. A.
Challenges and Recent Advancements in Nuclear Energy Systems - Proceedings of Saudi International Conference on Nuclear Power Engineering SCOPE. ed. / Afaque Shams; Khaled Al-Athel; Iztok Tiselj; Andreas Pautz; Tomasz Kwiatkowski. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2024. p. 112-121 (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Khiari FZ, Al-Abdulla T, Liadi FA. Experience with Delayed- and Prompt-Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis Using Accelerator-Based Neutrons at KFUPM: An Overview. In Shams A, Al-Athel K, Tiselj I, Pautz A, Kwiatkowski T, editors, Challenges and Recent Advancements in Nuclear Energy Systems - Proceedings of Saudi International Conference on Nuclear Power Engineering SCOPE. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2024. p. 112-121. (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-64362-0_13

Experience with Delayed- and Prompt-Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis Using Accelerator-Based Neutrons at KFUPM: An Overview

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