Neutron activation analysis of the 30Si content of highly enriched 28Si: Proof of concept and estimation of the achievable uncertainty

Metrologia

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 354-360

  D'Agostino, G ^a   Mana, G ^b   Oddone, M ^a   Prata, M ^a   Bergamaschi, L ^a   Giordani, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI RICERCA METROLOGICA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Avogadro constant; isotopic composition; neutron activation analysis

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AVOGADRO CONSTANT; INSTRUMENTAL NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MEASUREMENT CONDITIONS; NEUTRON ACTIVATION; PROOF OF CONCEPT; RELATIVE COMBINED STANDARD UNCERTAINTIES; SILICON MATERIALS;

SILICON;

EID: 84901674312     PISSN: 00261394     EISSN: 16817575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0026-1394/51/3/354     Document Type: Article

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