Sulfur analysis in bulk samples using a DD portable neutron generator based PGNAA setup

T. Al-Abdullah; A. A. Naqvi; F. Z. Khiari; M. Raashid; A. H. Isab

doi:10.1007/s10967-020-07329-9

Sulfur analysis in bulk samples using a DD portable neutron generator based PGNAA setup

T. Al-Abdullah^*, A. A. Naqvi, F. Z. Khiari, M. Raashid, A. H. Isab

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Abstract

Prompt gamma ray analysis of sulfur-contaminated soil samples was carried out using a Genie 16 DD portable neutron generator and a 12.7 cm × 12.7 cm (diameter × height) BGO detector. The minimum detectable concentration MDC ± σ_MDC was measured from soil samples containing 4.4, 7.1, 9.6, and 13.47 wt% sulfur using the 5.42 MeV sulfur capture gamma rays. The measured value of MDC ± σ_MDC for sulfur, which was 1.30 ± 0.40 wt%, is in good agreement with the corresponding values reported earlier with intense ²⁵²Cf source-based PGNAA setups.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	555-561
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Volume	326
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-020-07329-9
State	Published - 1 Oct 2020

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Keywords

2.5 MeV neutrons
BGO detector
MDC
PGNAA
Sulfur contaminated soil samples

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Analytical Chemistry
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Pollution
Spectroscopy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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