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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.
S. J. Gage, G. D. Atkinson, Jr., G. D. Bouchey
Nuclear Technology | Volume 17 | Number 3 | March 1973 | Pages 247-260
Technical Paper | Radioisotope | doi.org/10.13182/NT73-A31268
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A 1-mg 252 Cf neutron source is employed for neutron activation analysis studies on short half-life isotopes utilizing a cyclic irradiation-count sequence. A pneumatic, rapid-transfer system is used to transport samples from the irradiation position near a neutron source to the counting position adjacent to a gamma-ray spectrometer. Improved sensitivities are achieved for shortlived isotopes by selecting the optimal or near optimal cyclic policies. Interference-free sensitivities for several isotopes of possible interest are determined and compared to sensitivities achieved by conventional, noncyclic neutron activation analysis. The enhancement of the shortlived components is demonstrated for complex photospectra. Finally, the usefulness of a cyclic activation-counting procedure mth the 252Cf source is demonstrated for the assay of enriched uranium suggesting potential special nuclear materials safeguards applications.
