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Determination of uranium fission interference factors for INAA

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Instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) is a very suitable technique for the determination of several elements in different kinds of matrices. However, when the sample contains high uranium concentration this method presents interference problems of uranium fission products. The same radioisotopes used in INAA are formed in uranium fission. Among these radioisotopes are 141Ce, 143Ce, 140La, 99Mo, 147Nd, 153Sm and 95Zr. The purpose of this study was to evaluate uranium fission interference factors to be used in the INAA of environmental and geological samples containing high levels of U. The obtained interference factors agreed with literature reported values. The results point to the viability of using these experimentally determined interference factors for the correction of uranium fission products.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) for the financial support. The author I.S. Ribeiro Jr. thanks for the fellowship from the Brazilian Nuclear Energy Commission (CNEN).

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    I. S. Ribeiro Jr., F. A. Genezini, M. Saiki & G. S. Zahn

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Ribeiro, I.S., Genezini, F.A., Saiki, M. et al. Determination of uranium fission interference factors for INAA. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 296, 759–762 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-012-2129-8

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