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Analytical Methods Developed for Application to Lunar Samples Analyses
ASTM Selected Technical Papers
Analytical Methods Developed for Application to Lunar Samples Analyses
By
DA Flory
DA Flory
1
Research Associate
, Department of Biophysical Sciences,
University of Houston
,
Houston, Tex. 77004
;
symposium chairman
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ISBN-10:
0-8031-0791-9
ISBN:
978-0-8031-0791-5
No. of Pages:
156
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1520/STP539-EB
Publisher:
ASTM International
Publication date:
1973
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Application of 14 MeV and Cf-252 Neutron Sources to Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis of Lunar Samples

By
M Janghorbani
M Janghorbani
1
Visiting assistant professor and professor and chairman
, respectively, Department of Chemistry,
University of Kentucky
,
Lexington, Ky. 40506
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DE Gillum
DE Gillum
2
Assistant professor
,
Ashland Community College
,
Ashland, Ky.
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WD Ehmann
WD Ehmann
1
Visiting assistant professor and professor and chairman
, respectively, Department of Chemistry,
University of Kentucky
,
Lexington, Ky. 40506
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Doi:
https://doi.org/10.1520/STP36540S
Page Count:
12
  • Published:
    1973

Two neutron sources, a Cockroft-Walton 14 MeV neutron generator and a Cf-252 neutron source, have been applied to analyses of lunar samples for major and minor element determinations. Instrumentation and details of the techniques employed are discussed. It is shown that most major and minor elements found in lunar samples can be determined via the technique of instrumental neutron activation analysis employing these two relatively inexpensive neutron sources.

Keywords:
lunar geology, neutron activation analysis, lunar analysis, neutrons, neutron sources, chemical analysis, analyzing

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