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Determination of some noble metals in iron meteorites by instrumental neutron activation analysis with a SLOWPOKE reactor

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An instrumental neutron activation analysis procedure has been developed which permits the direct determination of Au, Ir, Os and Rh in iron meteorites using a SLOWPOKE reactor. A simple correction method enables the instrumental determination of rhodium using its short-lived nuclide.

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  1. SLOWPOKE Facility, Dalhousie University, B3H 4J1, Halifax, N. S., (Canada)

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Holzbecher, J., Ryan, D.E. Determination of some noble metals in iron meteorites by instrumental neutron activation analysis with a SLOWPOKE reactor. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 151, 185–190 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02040145

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