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The recommended k0-factors for neutron-induced prompt gamma-ray analysis and the prompt gamma-ray emission probabilities

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Recommended k 0-factors for gamma-lines of 24 elements useful for neutron-induced prompt gamma-ray analysis (PGA) and which are not influenced by neutron spectrum differences were obtained from the k 0-factors measured with the cold and thermal neutron guided beams of JRR-3M, by statistical calculation. The prompt gamma-ray emission probabilities were derived from the recommended k 0-factors using atomic weight, isotopic abundance and thermal neutron capture cross section all related to the k 0-factors, for which one can obtain accurate data. The derived gamma-ray emission probabilities for the light elements (H to Ca) agreed well within ±10% with those of the ENSDF values, which reflect recent data while the agreement for heavy elements (Ti to Pb) was ±40% with those of the ENSDF, which are still composed of old data.

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Matsue, H., Yonezawa, C. The recommended k0-factors for neutron-induced prompt gamma-ray analysis and the prompt gamma-ray emission probabilities. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 262, 49–55 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JRNC.0000040853.53889.34

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