Neutron activation analysis of aluminium with an Am-Be neutron source- application for bauxite investigation in Nigeria

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 49, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 41-42

  Idris, Y ^a   Funtua, I I ^b   Umar, I M ^b   Elegba, S B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

^b AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; AMERICIUM; BAUXITE DEPOSITS; BERYLLIUM; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; NEUTRON SOURCES;

BAUXITE ORES; FAST NEUTRON FLUX RATIO; NIGERIA;

NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS;

ALUMINUM; AMERICIUM; BERYLLIUM; MINERAL; PARAFFIN; RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLAY; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; GEOLOGY; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031936725     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(97)00220-0     Document Type: Article

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