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A new microcomputer program for processing data in neutron activation analysis

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A new utility program for processing data in neutron activation analysis (NAA) has been developed for use on MS-DOS microcomputers. Peak areas are read from ASCII data files of gamma-ray spectra which have been processed by a Gaussian peak fitting program, GAMANAL-PC. Elemental concentrations are then calculated by this new program, QUACANAL, via a semi-absolute algorithm that uses pre-determined activation constants. User-defined ASCII library files are employed to specify the elements of interest required for analysis, and (n, p) and (n, α) interferences are taken into account. The program has been written in turbo PASCAL, is menu driven and contains options for processing data from cyclic NAA. An interactive philosophy has been used in designing the program.

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  1. P. A. Beeley & L. G. I. Bennett

    Present address: Department of Nuclear Science and Technology, Royal Naval College, Greenwich, SE10 9NN, London, (UK)

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  1. SLOWPOKE-2 Facility at the Royal Military College of Canada, Canada

    P. A. Beeley, M. S. Heimlich, J. B. Edward & J. A. Page

  2. Department of Chemistry, Queen's University, Kingston, (Canada)

    P. A. Beeley, M. S. Heimlich & J. A. Page

  3. Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, (Canada)

    J. B. Edward & L. G. I. Bennett

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Beeley, P.A., Heimlich, M.S., Edward, J.B. et al. A new microcomputer program for processing data in neutron activation analysis. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 169, 453–461 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02043002

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