DETERMINATION OF ZINC AND NICKEL BY CHARGED-PARTICLE ACTIVATION-ANALYSIS Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Procedures for the sub-ppm determination of zinc and nickel have been developed using charged particle activation analysis. Reactions with protons, deuterons, helium-3, and helium-4 beams on thick Zn and Ni targets have been investigated. The most favorable reactions for Zn and Ni analysis weee the 66Zn(p, n)66Ga and the 58Ni(p.pn)57Ni reactions, respectively. A series of samples was analyzed with zinc or nickel contents ranging from 500 to less than 1 ppm, utilizing a post-irradiation chemical separation of the product nuclides. Results from thick target experiments indicate that both Zn and Ni determinations can be made at the ppb level. Activation curves (relative excitation functions) for the reactions used for analysis, as well as possible interfering reactions, are presented and discussed. 1973, American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.

published proceedings

  • ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

altmetric score

  • 3

author list (cited authors)

  • SWINDLE, D. L., & SCHWEIKERT, E. A.

citation count

  • 12

complete list of authors

  • SWINDLE, DL||SCHWEIKERT, EA

publication date

  • October 1973