Whole-rock uranium analysis by fission track activation

1 April 1974

journal article
research article
Published by AIP Publishing in Review of Scientific Instruments

Vol. 45 (4) , 606-607
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1686699

Abstract

We report a whole‐rock uranium method in which the polished sample and track detector are separated in a vacuum chamber. Irradiation with thermal neutrons induces uranium fission in the sample, and the detector records the integrated fission track density. Detection efficiency and geometric factors are calculated and compared with calibration experiments.

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