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Candidates for leadership provide statements: ANS Board of Directors
With the annual ANS election right around the corner, American Nuclear Society members will be going to the polls to vote for a vice president/president-elect, treasurer, and members-at-large for the Board of Directors. In January, Nuclear News published statements from candidates for vice president/president-elect and treasurer. This month, we are featuring statements from each nominee for the Board of Directors.
Edgar Berkey, George G. Sweeney, William M. Hickam
Nuclear Technology | Volume 5 | Number 5 | November 1968 | Pages 344-353
Technical Papers and Note | doi.org/10.13182/NT68-A28002
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The feasibility of using spark source mass spectrography for a direct multielement analysis of solid sodium is demonstrated. Two different sparking configurations are employed, one with the capability of obtaining local analyses and the other capable of bulk analyses. Sample handling and preparation are minimal. Both argon and vacuum are used to protect the sodium prior to analysis. Liquid nitrogen cooling applied to the sodium while sparking inhibits melting and preferential volatilization. Detection limits below 100 ppb atomic are readily attained, and there is reasonable agreement with emission spectrographs results. The analysis of doped solutions further confirms the applicability of the technique.