An evaluation of thermal and epithermal neutron activation analysis compton suppression methods for biological reference materials

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 71-72, Issue , 1999, Pages 453-461

  Landsberger, S ^a   Wu, De ^b  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological reference materials; Compton suppression; Elemental sensitivity; Neutron activation analysis; Standard reference materials (SRMs)

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; BIOMATERIAL; BROMINE; CADMIUM; CHLORINE; MERCURY; SODIUM;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; COMPTON EFFECT; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEAT SENSITIVITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NEUTRON RADIATION;

EID: 0033403365     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02784233     Document Type: Conference Paper

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