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A spreadsheet application is developed for the prediction and optimization of the analytical performance of instrumental neutron activation analysis for matrices of more or less known composition. It assists in feasibility testing, sensivitity enhancement and cost reduction.
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Pommé, S., Hardeman, F., Etxebarria, N. et al. Performance optimization of k0-INAA. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 215, 295–303 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02034481
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